| Sep 26, 2018 | Economy / Business|Editors PicksOn the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to stop U.S. corporations from offshoring American jobs on “day one” of his presidency. Just after his election, President Trump claimed to be following through on this promise when he supposedly brokered a deal...
| Jul 24, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySatirist Donald Kaul delighted readers for half a century with the dark humor he discovered in everything from having his hair catch fire while fiddling with a water heater to what he called Richard Nixon’s “unctuous manner.” Like Thomas Jefferson and John...
| Jul 20, 2018 | Environment / Health|Food / Farming|Rights / DemocracyFor my family, “pre-existing conditions” are more than a technicality. They’re a matter of life or death, of sickness or health. My wife and I are Iowa family farmers. I have diabetes, and Kristi has a heart murmur. Without the Affordable Care Act...
| May 10, 2017 | Economy / Business|Food / FarmingOften, when world powers pick fights with seemingly powerless countries, they learn that even small dogs have sharp teeth — as President Trump is finding out in his ill-fated war with Mexico. His scheme to wall off Mexico is collapsing because most people here in the...
| Feb 15, 2017 | Rights / DemocracyLegal challenges to Donald Trump’s “Muslim ban” are mounting. Federal judges have suspended the order, which blocks immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries and suspends refugee settlement from everywhere, while federal cases wind their way...