| May 13, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFrom the beginning of this pandemic, the response of our elected officials has prioritized private profits over saving lives. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, for example, recently came out against federal support for state budgets, saying state pensions were...
| May 14, 2019 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyShould Americans caught up in the justice system be stripped of their right to vote? Senator Bernie Sanders catapulted the issue into the spotlight when he declared his unequivocal support for the voting rights of prison inmates at a recent town hall. “I think...
| Apr 11, 2018 | Rights / DemocracyTeachers across the United States are having a moment. Educators are building on the momentum from West Virginia, where striking teachers won a 5 percent pay raise for state employees. Now the protests have spread to Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and the nation’s...
| Feb 7, 2018 | Environment / Health|Food / FarmingMy southeastern Ohio town in the Appalachian foothills is a small, rural place where the demolition derby is a hot ticket, Walmart is the biggest store, and people in the surrounding villages must often drive for 30 minutes to grocery shop. We hold the unfortunate...
| Jan 24, 2018 | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyBetween 2013 and 2016, the state of Kentucky experienced a veritable medical miracle. In 2013, two of every five low-income people in the state had no health insurance. By 2016, only one in every 13 poor Kentuckians were going uninsured. As a result, the share of...
