| Sep 20, 2023 | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyOh, thank God for Ted Cruz! Once again, the far-right-wing U.S. senator is saving you and me from a political horror that doesn’t exist. This is Ted’s specialty, for he seems unable to deal with the real economic and social problems that workaday people actually have....
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedThe United Auto Workers (UAW), a union of nearly 150,000 workers at America’s “Big Three” automakers, are on strike. On the face of it, UAW’s demands sound audacious. They’re calling for a 46 percent pay raise and a four-day workweek, among other things. But in the...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityAs the hottest summer in human history approached its end, tens of thousands of climate marchers rallied in New York to call for bold climate solutions. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Washington lurched toward another fight over the federal budget. More than ever, the U.S....
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| Sep 13, 2023 | RoundupNew federal poverty numbers are in and the news isn’t great. The Supplemental Poverty Measure saw a record jump just one year after posting a record low. What happened? It’s simple, poverty expert Lakeisha McVey explains. The government implemented some...
