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Stay in Your Home — And Stay Angry

Stay in Your Home — And Stay Angry

| Mar 25, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedSocial distancing is hard, and it’s not fun. I don’t question that we are doing what is necessary. Until better testing, treatment, and prevention are available, it is. But quarantining us in our homes separates us at a time when we need connection. And you know...
A Simple Prescription for a Longer Life: Equality

A Simple Prescription for a Longer Life: Equality

| Mar 4, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control released some welcome news recently: Americans are living a tiny bit longer. In 2018, U.S. life expectancy inched up about a month, from 78.6 to 78.7 years. The White House credited “President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and...
Trump’s Border Wall is an Ecologist’s Nightmare

Trump’s Border Wall is an Ecologist’s Nightmare

| Feb 11, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedI have spent the past seven years studying the rich biological communities of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. Few places there are more captivating than the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. The monument is home to breathtaking cacti that have stood for over a century,...
Cutting Food Aid Promotes Hunger, Not Work

Cutting Food Aid Promotes Hunger, Not Work

| Dec 9, 2019 | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|Rights / DemocracyYou may have heard about the Trump administration’s latest attack on very poor Americans: a punitive new restriction that will cut SNAP benefits for 688,000 people. SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, is our country’s most popular and effective nutrition assistance...
The EPA’s War on Science Continues

The EPA’s War on Science Continues

| Nov 13, 2019 | Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedThe Trump EPA wants to introduce a new rule: Its scientists can only use studies that make all of their data public. The new proposal is crafted to sound like a win for transparency, which is supposed to be a good thing. In reality, the rule will significantly harm...
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