| Jun 24, 2026 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe red emergency light is flashing on America’s democracy dashboard, like a damaged aircraft teetering toward a mountain. Elon Musk becoming the planet’s first trillionaire should make us tremble for the future of self-governing republics. It’s as if we’re bringing...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyTwo years ago this summer, the Supreme Court paved the way for more states and cities to fine or jail people for the “crime” of not having a roof over their head. In their June 28, 2024 Grants Pass v. Johnson decision, the court ruled that an Oregon city’s ordinance...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThis June, some Republican-led states are rebranding Pride Month with staid-sounding faux-morality. Instead of celebrating the rights and dignity of its LGBTQ+ communities, Utah and Arkansas are choosing to label this month “Fidelity Month.” They may as well come out...
| Jun 18, 2026 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyPresident Trump has made historically steep cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and other programs, claiming we can’t afford them. Yet at the same time he and his Republican allies have plowed record sums into ICE, even as popular support for the agency has plunged. In June,...
| Jun 17, 2026 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe 2026 FIFA World Cup has begun on American soil, the first time the United States has hosted the tournament in 32 years. In exchange for the privilege of hosting the Cup, and the enormous revenue it generates, a host nation is generally expected to welcome visitors...
| Jun 10, 2026 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySix right-wing Supreme Court justices just required that elections in Alabama be carried out using plainly racist maps designed to eliminate a Black-majority congressional district. It was an extraordinary move in the wake of the Court’s already extraordinary decision...
