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I’m Still Mad about COVID-19. We All Should Be.

I’m Still Mad about COVID-19. We All Should Be.

| Sep 16, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedToday, I attended online classes all day and then curled up with the new Bob Woodward book, Rage. Rage is what I feel about the mishandling of COVID that led to all of my classes being online. Relatively speaking, I’ve got it good. I am financially secure, and I’m not...
Where Have I Heard These Trump Lines Before?

Where Have I Heard These Trump Lines Before?

| Aug 26, 2020 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyRory McVeigh wrote The Rise of the Ku Klux Klan, a study of the KKK in the 1920s, in 2009 —  long before Donal Trump became president. But it could almost be about Trump today. In the 1920s, white, male, U.S.-born Protestants worried they were losing status, economic...
Military Recruiters Don’t Belong in High Schools

Military Recruiters Don’t Belong in High Schools

| Aug 11, 2020 | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecuritySchools have become contested territory. For years, getting police officers out of schools has been a central goal of racial justice campaigns. Recently, they’ve won victories in Denver, Minneapolis, Portland, Charlottesville, and even on many university campuses....
I Got COVID-19 at Work. I Won’t Be the Last One.

I Got COVID-19 at Work. I Won’t Be the Last One.

| Jun 29, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAt first, we had no masks. The plan for social distancing was chaotic at best, nonexistent at worst. Hundreds of angry customers were clamoring to get in. And there I was, working the floor of a big box store during a pandemic. It was all hands on deck as COVID-19 hit...
A Ridiculous Debate, But a Welcome Ruling

A Ridiculous Debate, But a Welcome Ruling

| Jun 17, 2020 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThe Supreme Court just affirmed a right I thought I always had: not to be fired for my sexual orientation. The 6-3 ruling found that, under existing civil rights legislation against sex-based discrimination, it’s illegal for employers to discriminate against their...
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