| Nov 14, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Democratic “blue wave” may not have made as big of a splash as some would have hoped. But momentum was felt, nonetheless, as a record number of women were elected to seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. As the #MeToo movement continues to expand...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyTony Maxwell, a retired African-American naval officer, was trying to get his Jacksonville, Florida neighbor to go vote with him. The young neighbor, a high-school-dropout, had no interest. “Voting,” the young man declared, “doesn’t change anything.” Can Democrats use...
| Nov 13, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBeto O’Rourke may have lost his race for Senate, but he’s managed to change the political landscape of Texas — and maybe beyond — in just one campaign. He proved that Texas is more than the gun-slinging, oil-rich, old-fashioned state conservatives are trying so...
| Nov 7, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyWith the Muslim Ban, the promotion of torturer Gina Haspel to CIA director, and increases in hate crimes, it’s been a rough year for us Muslims in the United States. So hearing the words “Salam Alaikum” as Ilhan Omar took the national stage on Election Night to accept...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI can’t be the only one who spent the night of the midterms tossing and turning. Though I managed to shut off the coverage and try to sleep, spasms of anxiety woke me repeatedly throughout the dreary hours. Ultimately, Republicans picked off several red-state Senate...
