| Nov 29, 2023 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs a 32 year-old mother, I understand the extreme challenges my single mom faced better than ever. But I’ve also seen the life-changing difference a strong social safety net can make. Above all, I’ve learned that poverty is a policy choice, not a personal one. We can...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe Pentagon just failed its audit — again. For the sixth time in a row, the agency that accounts for half the money Congress approves each year can’t figure out what it did with all that money. For a brief recap, the Pentagon has never passed an audit. Until 2018, it...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn one of their satirical songs, the Austin Lounge Lizards lampooned the ridiculous bigotry of some Christian fundamentalists. “Jesus loves me,” they sang, “but he can’t stand you.” That could be the bellicose anthem of a quasi-religious far-right front group with a...
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| Nov 15, 2023 | RoundupSomething remarkable happened this week across the South: Hundreds of call center workers walked off the job in state after state. They work with a company called Maximus, which the federal government contracts to field calls from patients seeking help with Medicare...
