| Mar 6, 2024 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedNot long ago, a user-made map depicting a vastly expanded Atlanta transit system went viral on social media. Instead of just four branching main lines that intersect like a plus sign, the imaginary map spindles out like a bicycle wheel in 10 directions, with an...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThings don’t always work out the way you expect. I’ve gotten to mix with celebrities and travel to the other side of the world. But I’m also a single mother who’s experienced health crises, homelessness, and food insecurity. What I’ve learned is we need public...
| Feb 28, 2024 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyDuring my time in prison, I lived in hell. I witnessed horrific abuse, suffered from a critical lack of mental health care, and was treated as less than human. Guards even taunted inmates that we couldn’t change the system because our right to vote would be stripped...
| Feb 14, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAmidst all the nail-biting uncertainty over the 2024 election, one thing’s for sure: turnout will be key. This February, the Poor People’s Campaign announced plans to mobilize a powerful yet often overlooked voting bloc: the 85 million eligible voters who are poor or...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI had a baby in 2021 and quickly learned how parenting and child care expenses add up. My husband and I had saved up for months to afford my unpaid maternity leave — I kept working even after my water broke because we needed every penny. It was a dream come true to...