| Nov 7, 2018 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI can’t be the only one who spent the night of the midterms tossing and turning. Though I managed to shut off the coverage and try to sleep, spasms of anxiety woke me repeatedly throughout the dreary hours. Ultimately, Republicans picked off several red-state Senate...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWe thank labor unions for the eight-hour work day, pensions, the weekend, and many other employment benefits Americans enjoy. Organized workers staged direct actions — strikes, sit-ins, boycotts, etc. — forcing bosses to the bargaining table. It’s a history most...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Rights / DemocracyA few weeks before the election, a roomful of Wisconsinites gathered to share some of the stories that are often left out of political campaigns. At a Racine gathering of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, visitors shared real-life stories...
| | Economy / Business|Editors PicksThis year’s stock market saw high returns for month after month, as retirees and stock runners alike saw their portfolios rise. Then one day this fall, the market took a turn, and all of the increases of the past several months vanished. That’s how it goes for the...
| | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyTrump’s White House seems to be both spooked… and spooky. Check out a 72-page “spookonomics” report issued right before Halloween by his Council of Economic Advisors. It reads like an endless Trump tweet, focused on his perceived political enemies...
| Oct 31, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyMidterm elections are approaching. The first major election since Trump took office, our current political landscape could shift dramatically depending on the results. If Democrats can take back control of the House of Representatives — or even the Senate — that could...