| Nov 13, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedEvery weekday for six weeks this fall, I had radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer. This journey has been a lesson in our broken social and economic systems. In May, I saw my obstetrician for pain in my right breast. I had already put off the visit for...
| Oct 23, 2019 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyEarlier this month, famed astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson appeared on The Late Show, where host Stephen Colbert asked Tyson about the allegations of sexual misconduct four women had brought against him. I’d like to say upfront that I like Neil DeGrasse...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP SubfeaturedMy husband and I run an oil and vinegar shop in Minneapolis. We love helping customers brighten their meals, but another reason we started our business doesn’t fit neatly into marketing materials: We needed child care, and we couldn’t make it work any other way. Here...
| Oct 9, 2019 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMy campus, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is in an uproar over a video to promote the school’s homecoming that features no students of color. We are one of the whitest schools in the country, but we are not unique in having a race problem. In that regard,...
| Jul 31, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedThis summer the U.S. women’s soccer team handily won the World Cup — for the fourth time. They never trailed during the entire tournament. They’re the most successful women’s soccer team on earth, but the future isn’t as clear as the past was. Women’s soccer is...