| Mar 24, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt was a warm afternoon on Fort Myer, just south of Arlington Cemetery, when my Dad said, “Living with you, it’s like that movie The Fly.” For the uninitiated, David Cronenberg’s 1986 sci-fi classic tells the graphic story of Dr. Seth Brundel, an ambitious scientist...
| Dec 16, 2020 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityAs Donald Trump leaves office, it’s worth remembering how he first launched his campaign: by calling immigrants “murderers” and “rapists.” This was outrageous then. And there’s more evidence now that it was, of course, false. A new study finds that “undocumented...
| Oct 7, 2020 | Rights / DemocracySupreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito just issued a statement implying they may seek to overturn the ruling that legalized same-sex marriage. That’s a dire threat to civil liberties and families, especially after Trump’s nomination of a hardline...
| Sep 16, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Georgia sun beat down on my uncle Dennis’s front yard the day he cut my hair. It was 2003, my Dad had been deployed to Iraq for half a year, and my mom had driven into town to pick up some groceries. Uncle Dennis grabbed me by the collar and drawled, “Your hair’s...
| 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...
