| Apr 20, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThis spring, we find ourselves in precarious waters. The global COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep cracks in the foundation of our democracy. Our economy remains deeply unequal, with billionaires profiting off the pandemic while workers struggle to keep up with...
| Mar 16, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThere’s a bittersweet battle taking place in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. Workers at the Hershey Company’s second-largest factory are seeking to unionize. In response, the candy manufacturing giant is throwing the full force of the corporate union-busting playbook at...
| Nov 10, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyFor Ruth Martin, the fight for paid leave is both professional and personal. As Senior Vice President of MomsRising, she’s helped mobilize more than 870,000 calls and emails to lawmakers advocating for paid leave and other pro-family benefits in the Build Back Better...
| Nov 3, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyIt was called “Striketober.” While politicians in Washington bickered over infrastructure, jobs, and the social safety net, unionized workers across the heartland went on strike to get their fair share directly. At one point in October, over 90,000 unionized workers...
| Apr 28, 2021 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThroughout the pandemic, there’s been an outpouring of public support for essential workers. But this has largely excluded migrant women farmworkers, despite their vital role in keeping food on American families’ tables. Monica Ramirez is working to change that. “I’m...
