| Apr 29, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP FeaturedAs the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, many rural communities are in a uniquely difficult position. According to Kaiser Health News, nearly 80 percent of rural America is categorized as a “medical desert,” meaning the nearest hospital is more than 60 minutes away. These...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThe $2 trillion dollar bailout passed by Congress — the CARES Act — is supposed to protect families and businesses struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The law also established an inspector general to ensure that corporations that access the $500 billion in...
| Apr 22, 2020 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyI was a child when I understood my immigrant family was wanted for labor — and for labor only. Every day before dawn, I would hear my father pray on his knees. He would pray for our health, our safety, and — most importantly — for nothing out of the ordinary to happen...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedThere’s an old saying in the black community I’ve heard my parents and grandparents repeat many times: “When white people catch a cold, black people catch pneumonia.” I can’t help but recall that old adage as demographic data comes out showing alarmingly...
| Apr 15, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|HP SubfeaturedThe best birthday present I got this year was a refill of my medication. Ordinarily, that wouldn’t be much to celebrate, but the coronavirus has upended the ordinary. I’ve been taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, since I was diagnosed with rheumatoid...