| Oct 8, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyToday, politicians on both sides of the aisle like to compete for the “populist” label. They would do well to consider the example of a real populist — Henry A. Wallace. Throughout his career, Wallace championed bold, progressive policies that put the “common man”...
| May 5, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Joe Biden has made no secret of his admiration for Franklin D. Roosevelt. The president proudly displays a portrait of FDR in the Oval Office. More significantly, he’s announced the most ambitious plan since FDR’s New Deal for enhancing the well-being of...
| Apr 6, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt already feels like we’ve lived through a decade in these first few months of 2020. In the midst of a pandemic, the months and years ahead will be like nothing we’ve ever seen. Prophets are predicting the end of days, while climate change activists speculate a...
| Dec 26, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|HP SubfeaturedWhen I came of age in Flint, Michigan, homeownership was a crucial part of the American dream. Often one income was sufficient to buy into this dream — union GM jobs paid enough to buy a home and to support a family. Some of my friends’ parents were even able to buy a...
| Sep 11, 2019 | Editors Picks|HP SubfeaturedFrom single-payer health care to climate change, the 2020 Democrats have ambitious plans. But these new, grand, and green deals aren’t as radical as some make them sound. In fact, big public projects are what made America great. When President Dwight...
