| May 20, 2026 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn America’s frontier days, anyone diverting a town’s creek water to their private, profiteering purpose was not merely considered wrong, but guilty of Biblical-level immorality. That was BBE, however — “Before Billionaire Ethics.” Today, a cohort of über-rich...
| Sep 24, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedThere’s a reason people say “Don’t Mess with Texas.” Texans know you can’t take BS to the bank. So when I heard Fermi America, an energy startup run by former Texas governor Rick Perry, wants to open a nuclear-powered AI data center they call “Project Matador” down...
| Sep 3, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedAI is everywhere. But its powerful computing comes with a big cost to our planet, our neighborhoods, and our wallets. AI servers are so power hungry that utilities are keeping coal-fired power plants that were slated for closure running to meet the needs of massive...
| Oct 25, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThere is nothing quite as pitiful as whiny billionaires. And the whiniest of all is the richest — Elon Musk. This self-entitled bully runs over anyone in his way, then whines when they protest. Elon’s latest high-pitched screech was prompted by public demands that his...
| Oct 5, 2022 | Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe water drips lethargically from the tap, if at all. Its appearance shifts from chemical brown sludge to ghoulish clouds. The accompanying stench is revolting. Unsafe tap water is unacceptable in any modern society. But from Michigan to Mississippi to Tribal...
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