| Jun 16, 2021 | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFifty years ago this month, on June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared a “full scale attack” on drug use. It was the beginning of the War on Drugs. Nixon — and many presidents since — promised the War on Drugs would save lives. Trillions of dollars later,...
| Jun 9, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracySilvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for “Syringes to Cuba” as Carlos Lazo promotes the campaign on his popular Facebook livestream. An energetic Cuban American high school teacher in Seattle, Lazo...
| Jun 2, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityThe Biden administration recently released its final budget proposal for fiscal year 2022. There are some good things in the budget. It rightly calls for major increases in domestic investment, especially for green infrastructure jobs and programs to support families,...
| May 5, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyJoe Biden came into office facing historic, overlapping crises: a pandemic, a recession, racial unrest, and flagging faith in democracy and government. He had two choices: Govern from a mythical middle and risking failing to structurally address any one of these...