| Aug 29, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedAs the country moves rapidly toward the 2024 elections, Black Americans are experiencing the best economic conditions they’ve had in generations. Record low unemployment rates, record low poverty rates, and record high levels of income and wealth paint a picture of...
| Aug 21, 2024 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn this back to school season, millions of American students are returning to classrooms where the wrong course, lesson, or textbook can lead to deep trouble. Why? Because for the last several years, conservative activists and lawmakers have been waging a crusade...
| Jul 31, 2024 | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySenators shape the national policy decisions that affect us all. The Senate is also a frequent stepping stone for major party presidential candidates — including both Barack Obama and this year’s presumptive Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris. This reality reinforces...
| Jul 3, 2024 | Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedIn Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley,” where the air is thick with pollutants and asthma rates are alarmingly high, a troublesome irony is unfolding. This region is home to sprawling petrochemical plants and toxic fossil fuels that disproportionately affect the respiratory...
| Jun 12, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThis op-ed was originally published on June 14, 2023. We’ve updated it slightly for Juneteenth 2024. Juneteenth celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States. But over 150 years later, discriminatory public policies have prevented African Americans...
