| Nov 15, 2023 | Economy / BusinessThe far-out right-wing’s latest political ploy takes extremism to the extreme. Escalating their divisive series of “culture wars” — banning books, suppressing women’s rights, whitewashing history, demonizing teachers, etc. — their next idea is to declare war on ideas...
| Jul 12, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyWho will benefit from the Supreme Court’s recent ruling striking down race as a factor in college admissions? Mostly, just wealthy white people. That’s because the ruling refused to touch so-called “legacy admissions.” Colleges are free to continue giving preferential...
| Aug 31, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP FeaturedWe’re told that higher education is one of the best ways to overcome poverty. But for many indebted borrowers, it’s been just the opposite. Since 1980, the cost of college has increased at nearly 9 times the rate of paychecks. If you’re poor and don’t join...
| May 11, 2022 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s graduation season, which is usually joyful. But many graduates aren’t in a celebratory mood this year — a lesson Vice President Kamala Harris recently learned the hard way. “I look at this unsettled world,” Harris tweeted to 2022 graduates, “and I see the...
| Jun 30, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe state of Florida just passed a law that — to put it mildly — grossly violates academic freedom. Under the new bill, recently signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, students and faculty will be surveyed about their political views to ensure “intellectual freedom and...
