| Sep 29, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMy life has been hard, but I’ve always worked even harder. I want to share a bit about where it’s gotten me — and what it might mean for you if you struggle like I have. I grew up in a family without much money. When I dropped out of high school, my options were...
| Mar 24, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI recently joined Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) as they introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2021 in Congress. For me and millions of Americans, this bill’s passage would not only be life-changing — it could be life-saving. In 2010, I was...
| Mar 17, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedOn March 13, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to address some of the worst impacts of the pandemic. Tucked into the COVID-19 relief bill was a two-year expansion of the Affordable Care Act — in fact, the biggest expansion since it was...
| Nov 18, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedLike everyone else with a pre-existing medical condition, I’ve been holding my breath, anxious about the latest attempt to undo the life-saving provisions of the Affordable Care Act. This time, it’s yet another Republican lawsuit that’s gone all the way to the U.S....
| Oct 28, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMy mother is a Black woman. But when I had to place her in nursing home care in 2016, I intentionally chose a home in a largely white community. Why? Because she was more likely to survive there. Let me explain. After President Trump’s recent COVID-19 hospitalization,...
