| Apr 13, 2022 | RoundupThis week, as the U.S. pandemic death toll creeps ever closer toward 1 million, Karen Dolan reports on a stunning new study from the Poor People’s Campaign. They found that Americans in poorer U.S. counties died at nearly double the rate of Americans in richer...
| | Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedThis year’s Earth Day comes on the heels of some alarming climate news. But if we act now, we can make a huge difference. This April, scientists observed a record annual increase in methane levels in the atmosphere for the second year in a row. It’s the largest...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityMost of us want our tax dollars to be wisely used — especially around tax time. You’ve probably heard a lot about corporations not paying taxes. Last year, individuals like you contributed six times more in income tax than corporations did. But have you heard about...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe great pamphleteer of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine, had much more on his mind than independence from the British. Paine spent his life, Jeremy Bearer-Friend and Vanessa Williamson write in a new paper, advocating for a democratic “commonwealth” that shared...
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