| Dec 14, 2022 | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyIf you sometimes wonder whether Congress is obtuse, narcissistic, or just stupid, a trantrum by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin provided evidence that the answer is yes. The corporate Democrat has gotten mad — in both senses of the word. First, he’s mad at...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAre state lawmakers free to ignore the results of a presidential election? Can they — in defiance of a state’s own constitution — design its congressional districts so a minority of voters pick a large majority of the state’s representatives? Can they discard voting...
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| Dec 12, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyLast year, lid manufacturer Tecnocap illegally slashed health benefits for workers at its Glen Dale, West Virginia plant. Workers began delaying doctor’s appointments. Others were forced to delve deeply into their pockets — one even put thousands of dollars of...
| Dec 7, 2022 | RoundupLast night in Georgia, Democrats cemented a 51-vote Senate majority with the runoff re-election victory of Senator Raphael Warnock, who is also pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church once led by Martin Luther King, Jr. The news comes as Congress confronts a packed lame...
