| May 5, 2021 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyIt’s tough being rich. For one thing, you have to be on constant alert to keep commoners from encroaching on your turf and upsetting your sense of proper social order. Consider the angst of the swells who summer in the Hamptons, an ultra-tony seaside enclave of New...
| Oct 7, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyFor all the time I’ve lived in this country, I’ve worked hard, serving others as a domestic worker. When I first came here from Dominica, a Caribbean island, I stumbled into a world where I felt like a mop bucket for wealthier white families. I had a life. I had a...
| Jul 29, 2020 | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyRelics of America’s harrowing past are facing new scrutiny, and rightfully so. Statues are falling. NFL teams are renaming themselves. Even syrup brands are being discontinued. Some critics worry that we’ll “forget our history” if we remove these racist symbols....
| May 27, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe COVID-19 pandemic has revealed fundamental inequalities in this country. With millions of us hurting — especially the poor and people of color — there’s been widespread public support for bold government action to address long-standing social problems....
| May 13, 2020 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyA random pedestrian spit on a 26-year-old woman on her way to the gym in her San Francisco neighborhood. In New York, a stranger chased and struck down a woman who appeared to be of Asian descent. And in Texas, a man stabbed a family of three at a store because he...