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From the Jaws of Bipartisanship

| Aug 18, 2021 | Cartoon|Rights / DemocracyGet the full-res version here.

Rural Towns Deserve Better Than Prison Jobs

| Aug 4, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityThe California Correctional Center, a prison in the small Northern California town of Susanville, is closing. I was pleased when I heard that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation would be shutting down one of its 35 state prisons, and rushed to...

The Jobs Bill Must Protect DACA Holders

| Jul 28, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyRepublican officials in Texas are celebrating after successfully suing the federal government over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA has been a GOP target since 2012, when President Obama created it to protect undocumented young people...

Corporations Should Pay Their Fair Share for Human Needs

| | 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...

Don’t Go Small on Infrastructure

| Jul 14, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyFor the past few months, a debate has been unfolding over what it will take to address the country’s infrastructure needs. Earlier this year, President Biden released the American Jobs Plan, a blueprint for physical infrastructure like transportation, water,...