| Sep 13, 2023 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAfter hitting a record low of 7.8 percent in 2021, new data shows the government’s Supplemental Poverty Measure jumped to 12.4 percent last year. That’s a nearly 60 percent increase. And it’s all because politicians allowed proven income support programs to expire....
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s been 15 years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers. The investment firm’s startling downfall marked the beginning of a historic Wall Street crash that swiftly wiped out over $7 trillion in home equity and $2.8 trillion in retirement portfolios. Wall Street...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBack to school! Bright-eyed youngsters are now back in our public classrooms, filled with questions about the world around them. Questions like: What happened to our school library? And where did our librarians go? Sadly, these wholly beneficial, caring educators are...
| Sep 7, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyNearly a year ago, the Biden administration asked the Department of Health and Human Services to reconsider how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. Under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970, different drugs are regulated or prohibited according to their...
| Aug 23, 2023 | Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe day after Donald Trump was arraigned for his alleged effort to steal the 2020 election, he posted a naked threat: “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!” That followed his federal indictment. After he was indicted in Georgia, Trump openly warned a witness not...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s now been 60 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom — and the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. At the rally, Dr. King famously proclaimed that all people, Black as well as white, have a “promissory note” from their...
