| Mar 25, 2026 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityI wasn’t alive yet for the beginning of the Iraq War. But as I watch the U.S. war on Iran threaten to spiral out of control, I’m starting to see what it might have felt like. The Iraq War was predicated on a lie, but the Bush administration at least attempted to...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracySecretary of War Pete Hegseth would rather use your tax dollars to bomb Iranian families than feed American families. That’s the upshot of news that Hegseth is prepared to request $200 billion in funding for the Pentagon’s new war on Iran. That’s far...
| Mar 18, 2026 | RoundupThis week, U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner warned lawmakers that the Postal Service may have to stop deliveries if Congress doesn’t help solve its cash crunch. But many communities could already be facing service delays — with serious effects for...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMost of the time, landlords win. When I was evicted from my Chicago apartment in 1999, I had no legal rights to defend myself against all my furniture being thrown to the curb, leaving me, my daughter, and baby grandchild out in the cold. This year though, my fellow...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBribery of a lawmaker used to be a straightforward retail transaction between the special interest briber and a specific bribee. But the Silicon Valley billionaires now invading rural America with hundreds of their exploitative AI data centers are out to buy state...
