| Oct 3, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMany of us know the pain of paying steep tolls, especially when a turnpike is taken over by a private company. Now imagine you live in one of our hemisphere’s most impoverished countries. Do that and you’ll get a glimpse into how unfair trade deals help make life...
| Aug 7, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThere’s an image that’s stayed with me for weeks: A sea of people holding up “Mass Deportation Now” signs at the Republican National Convention. Since then, I’ve been plagued with nightmares of mass raids by the military and police across the country. I see millions...
| Jun 12, 2024 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyPresident Biden once pledged to adopt more humane immigration policies than his predecessor. But in practice, as immigrant rights advocates have documented, his administration has escalated the attack on the legal right of people facing life-threatening conditions to...
| Apr 4, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyBoth former President Trump and the Biden administration have proposed harsh new restrictions on immigration. There are important differences between the two sides, but neither is offering anything that would make our country safer. Instead, we’re seeing a pathetic...
| Mar 28, 2024 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyWhen President Biden was campaigning in 2020, he pledged to strengthen our country by supporting and welcoming immigrants. Early in his presidency, he began taking steps in that direction. On his first day in office, Biden proclaimed an end to his predecessor’s...