| Sep 22, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThe House of Representatives just took a much-needed first step in preparing for the next pandemic. The Energy and Commerce Committee announced that the Build Back Better Act, the Biden administration’s $3.5 trillion jobs and infrastructure package, will include $15...
| Sep 15, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAn estimated 9 million Americans got the rug pulled out from under them over Labor Day weekend as enhanced pandemic federal unemployment benefits expired, leaving millions of families in the lurch during a record-breaking season for COVID-19 cases and...
| | Environment / HealthIn the late 19th century, people protested against mandatory smallpox vaccines. Despite them, today we live in a world without smallpox. COVID-19 policy is not a value-neutral, objective matter of science. The people of a nation as diverse as ours will have differing...
| Jun 2, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyLike many low-wage restaurant workers, Su Hua Mei and her husband lost their jobs last spring as the pandemic took hold. With a toddler to care for, it’s been a harrowing time for this immigrant couple from China. They speak little English and only finished high...
