| Feb 2, 2022 | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIn January, a Tennessee county school board voted unanimously to ban Maus, a graphic novel by Art Spiegelamn about his parents’ experience in Auschwitz, from school classrooms. The ban, which complained about profanity and (mouse) nudity, came shortly before...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAre debates for America’s highest office now a thing of the past? The Republican National Committee now plans to make future GOP candidates for president “sign a pledge not to participate in any debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates,” or CPD, The...
| | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyWhen President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, he urged all Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” It’s true — Black...
| Jan 26, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIf you’re under the impression that the filibuster is an important tool in the toolbox of American democracy, you’ve been misled. The filibuster is a made-up Senate convention that lets a minority of senators block votes on bills that have majority support. Under...
| | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyLate January marked the 49th anniversary of Roe. V. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. It could very well be the last. In 1973, Roe codified the right to terminate a pregnancy up until viability — around 23-26 weeks. Anti-abortion...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAda Mae’s beautiful blonde curls are wild on this sunny, mild winter afternoon. I’ve just picked her up from the homeschool co-op that supplements the first-grade lessons we’ve been doing at home, and we’re hanging out at the park. This is my favorite time of the...
