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Nike Says ‘Believe in Something.’ Can It Sacrifice Something, Too?

Nike Says ‘Believe in Something.’ Can It Sacrifice Something, Too?

| Sep 19, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyNike’s latest “Just Do It” ad campaign includes a number of A-list athletes: LeBron James, Serena Williams, Odell Beckham Jr. — and most controversially, Colin Kaepernick. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Kaepernick — who played quarterback...
‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Encourage Dangerous Vigilantism

‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Encourage Dangerous Vigilantism

| Sep 5, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThis summer featured at least a dozen stories of black Americans across the country having the police called on them for little or no reason at all. Famously, two black men in Philadelphia were arrested while simply waiting for a friend at a Starbucks. Then the police...
Schools Need Resources, Not ‘School Resource Officers’

Schools Need Resources, Not ‘School Resource Officers’

| Aug 22, 2018 | Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyAfter a school year marred by shootings, districts across the country have responded this year with calls for more “school resource officers” in classrooms. As a result, many students are returning to schools that feel more like prisons — and in fact form...
I Grew Up in the Segregated South. For Me, Supreme Court Rulings Are Personal.

I Grew Up in the Segregated South. For Me, Supreme Court Rulings Are Personal.

| Aug 6, 2018 | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracySupreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has a history of interpreting the law in a way that serves the interests of the powerful over equality and justice. Having grown up in the segregated South, I’m acutely aware of what’s at stake. I’m...
You’ve Heard of the Gender Pay Gap, But There’s More

You’ve Heard of the Gender Pay Gap, But There’s More

| Aug 3, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe gender wage gap continues to harm women, their families, and the economy, despite women being in the workforce for decades. But not all women are marginalized by this disparity in the same way. In 1996, the National Committee on Pay Equity decided to bring...
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