| Jun 24, 2020 | Environment / HealthThe chief cultural signifier of our times is this: Wearing a mask. Or not. These low-tech, low-cost, high-impact coverings are simple and effective at helping reduce the COVID-19 infection rate. Our top political leaders’ failure to produce, distribute, and require...
| Jun 17, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / HealthEveryone should wear a protective medical mask — but some ought to be in ski masks, like those favored by bank robbers and muggers. Take Zach Fuentes, a former deputy chief of staff for Donald Trump. He resigned from the White House in January, looking for some sort...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyChild care in the time of coronavirus is one of the most challenging financial and logistical hurdles facing families. But while it’s certainly much more difficult now with many child care facilities closed, it’s far from a new problem. Most families — single-parent...
| Jun 3, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyWe’re facing a state of emergency. Not only has the death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic risen above 105,000 in the United States alone, but it seems to be disproportionately lethal for Black Americans. While COVID-19 is still a growing pandemic, it’s unmasking itself...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIn the book of Jeremiah, the Hebrew prophet shares instructions from God about entering a place of worship. “Stand at the gate of the house of the Lord and proclaim this message there,” God tells the prophet. “Reform your ways and your deeds so that I may dwell with...
