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We’re Killing Thousands of People to Enrich a Few Corporations

We’re Killing Thousands of People to Enrich a Few Corporations

| Oct 30, 2018 | Economy / Business|Peace / SecurityThe other day, over 20 people died in an airstrike in Yemen’s coastal city of Hodeidah. The bombs, dropped by a Saudi-led coalition, hit a farmers market, where men from neighboring villages sold their goods, hoping to at least break even and bring some food home to...
I Was Threatened with Two Years in Prison for Voting

I Was Threatened with Two Years in Prison for Voting

| Oct 29, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMy name is Keith Sellars, and I live in Haw River, North Carolina. I’m the father of four beautiful girls and one very protective son. I was born and raised in Alamance County, North Carolina, and would call no other place home. I’m one of the so-called “Alamance 12”...
D.C. Residents Don’t Have a Vote. That Makes a Big Difference Wherever You Live.

D.C. Residents Don’t Have a Vote. That Makes a Big Difference Wherever You Live.

| Oct 26, 2018 | Rights / DemocracyFew people, however unfairly, regard Southwest Ohio as a particularly exhilarating place. But every two to four years, just drawing breath there felt like a rush for a kid drawn to politics. It’s a purplish region of a perennial swing state, which means our...
Being Trans in America Was Already Scary. Now It’s Terrifying.

Being Trans in America Was Already Scary. Now It’s Terrifying.

| Oct 24, 2018 | Editors Picks|Rights / DemocracyI’m a trans woman, and I’m terrified. Already, on any given afternoon, I’m regularly and publicly catcalled, mocked, laughed at, and treated as an object of social disgust. Trans women are one of the most assaulted and murdered demographics in the United...
More Americans Than Ever Want Marijuana Legalized. Lawmakers Should Listen.

More Americans Than Ever Want Marijuana Legalized. Lawmakers Should Listen.

| | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyOver 60 percent of Americans — including majorities of Republicans, independents, and Democrats — believe that the adult use of marijuana ought to be legal. And an estimated 20 percent of Americans now live in a state where cannabis use by those over the age of 21 is...
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