| 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...
| Jun 9, 2021 | Economy / BusinessAt a recent congressional hearing on America’s so-called “labor shortage,” megabanker Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, offered this insight: “People actually have a lot of money, and they don’t particularly feel like going back to work.” Dimon is a billionaire who may...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracySilvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for “Syringes to Cuba” as Carlos Lazo promotes the campaign on his popular Facebook livestream. An energetic Cuban American high school teacher in Seattle, Lazo...
| Jun 2, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyLike many low-wage restaurant workers, Su Hua Mei and her husband lost their jobs last spring as the pandemic took hold. With a toddler to care for, it’s been a harrowing time for this immigrant couple from China. They speak little English and only finished high...