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Protect Our Public Servants — and the Social Safety Net

Protect Our Public Servants — and the Social Safety Net

| Nov 19, 2025 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyI only wanted to serve my country. Now I’m worried about my family going hungry. I was selected for a highly competitive State Department Information Technology (IT) fellowship in 2024 — a program that included investing in my graduate degree. I was one of a few Black...
Even with the Shutdown Ending, Millions Will Lose Food Aid

Even with the Shutdown Ending, Millions Will Lose Food Aid

| Nov 12, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedThe roughly 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps did not receive their November 1 SNAP benefits as the government shutdown dragged on. The missed payments came just as the holiday season began, leaving many families struggling to put food on the table. Lines...
States Must Learn the Lessons of the Great Recession Before It’s Too Late

States Must Learn the Lessons of the Great Recession Before It’s Too Late

| Nov 5, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs states across America brace for economic turbulence, it’s tempting to look back to the Great Recession, when states also faced significant revenue shortfalls, for a playbook: cut budgets first, wait for federal relief, then (maybe) restore spending later. But the...
It’s Not Only the White House Getting Demolished. Trump’s Gutting Affordable Housing, Too.

It’s Not Only the White House Getting Demolished. Trump’s Gutting Affordable Housing, Too.

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Trump isn’t only bulldozing the East Wing of the White House with the help of his billionaire friends. The former developer is also taking a wrecking ball to affordable housing. Amid historically high housing costs, declining wages, and record homelessness,...
My Family Just Got Back on Our Feet. Trump’s Bill Could Knock Us Over Again.

My Family Just Got Back on Our Feet. Trump’s Bill Could Knock Us Over Again.

| Sep 3, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMy family and I finally secured stable housing again, years after being priced out of a duplex we’d been renting. I’m both relieved and worried. Now the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” threatens health care and food for my four kids — just to pay for massive tax breaks...
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