| Jul 26, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThis summer marked a milestone anniversary in the history of American anti-poverty programs: two years ago, the first monthly payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit went out to millions of households. The expansion had deep roots in the welfare rights movement,...
| May 31, 2023 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyYou could say the blues have followed me wherever I’ve gone. My mom came from a family of 18, picking cotton and peanuts in Georgia. My dad, who played the blues, couldn’t read. He learned numbers selling produce. I was born in Massachusetts, where my mom worked in...
| May 24, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOne thing I was grateful for during the pandemic was masks — and not just for safety reasons. I’m on Medicare for disability, which unfortunately doesn’t cover dental care. At 60 years old, I’ve lost many of my teeth. It was nice hiding behind a mask for a while. But...
| Feb 15, 2023 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedA few years ago, someone stole my card information and took over $100. You’d assume the bank or credit card company would reimburse that fraud, right? Not for me, unfortunately. The skimmed card number was for my Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, which allows...
| May 27, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedIn some ways, this horrible pandemic has brought out the best in humanity. Where I live, neighbors are helping neighbors. A friend who cleans houses for a living says about half of her clients are no longer having their homes cleaned, but they are still paying her. I...