| Jun 1, 2022 | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMy son JJ has cerebral palsy. He’s unable to speak or use his arms and legs. But he’s remarkable. He communicates by using his nose to type on a keyboard attached to his wheelchair. His mind is sharp, and he’s passionate about advocating for people with disabilities...
| Oct 13, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIf President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda passes, many long-term nursing home patients could get an amazing opportunity: living at home. But as Democrats negotiate to bring down the plan’s price tag, many worry that investments in home care — and the workers who...
| Jul 28, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs the debate rages on Capitol Hill over President Biden’s Build Back Better plans, the question of how to cover the costs looms large. Biden has proposed a package of tax increases on the wealthy and corporations. At the center is a corporate tax rate hike from the...
| 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,...
| Oct 22, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedNot too many romantic comedies have a major character who goes bankrupt paying the health care costs of a loved one with dementia. Although millions of American families can relate to this financial strain, it’s not typical rom-com material. But that’s what happens to...
