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Brave Lawmakers Foiled Manchin’s Dirty Deal

Brave Lawmakers Foiled Manchin’s Dirty Deal

| Dec 14, 2022 | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyIf you sometimes wonder whether Congress is obtuse, narcissistic, or just stupid, a trantrum by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin provided evidence that the answer is yes. The corporate Democrat has gotten mad — in both senses of the word. First, he’s mad at...
Everyone Deserves Clean Air and Water — No Matter Their Zip Code

Everyone Deserves Clean Air and Water — No Matter Their Zip Code

| Sep 1, 2021 | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI grew up in a loving family — financially poor, but spiritually rich. My family was blessed with the abundance of having my two strong grandmothers who helped us make it out of poverty. But when they both died from pollution-related illnesses, I learned that simply...
To Save the Planet, We Need to Demilitarize the Police

To Save the Planet, We Need to Demilitarize the Police

| Aug 4, 2021 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThis summer, we’ve seen the Bootleg fire rage through Oregon. East Coasters have been breathing West Coast smoke. Massive floods have slammed towns from Germany to China. The town of Lytton, British Columbia burned to the ground. These disasters give a new sense of...
We Don’t Need Another Oil Pipeline

We Don’t Need Another Oil Pipeline

| Jun 9, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyA decades-old pipeline called Line 3, run by the Canadian company Enbridge, is in the midst of a controversial upgrade. That has sparked fierce resistance from Indigenous communities living along the route. Line 3 is being replaced to transport nearly 800,000 barrels...
Saving the Planet Means Fighting Bipartisan Corruption

Saving the Planet Means Fighting Bipartisan Corruption

| Aug 21, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBurning fossil fuels boils our planet — that much is generally well known.  But often these fuels do serious damage before they ever get to market. They spill out of pipelines, poison groundwater, or explode on trains. Even when they don’t, building new pipelines and...
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