| Mar 16, 2022 | RoundupThis week, the world is reeling from more dire images from Ukraine, where the Russian bombardment of civilian population centers has only increased, along with a steady stream of refugees fleeing for their lives. In recent weeks, my IPS colleagues have written about...
| | Economy / BusinessIn corporate speak, there are no “job cuts.” Instead, firings are blandly referred to as “employment adjustments.” Now though, corporate wordsmiths will need a whole new thesaurus of euphemisms for the massive job cuts coming in the higher echelons of the corporate...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs part of the sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its European partners are cracking down on Russian oligarchs. They’re freezing assets and tracking the yachts, private jets, and luxury real estate holdings of these Russian...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThere’s a bittersweet battle taking place in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. Workers at the Hershey Company’s second-largest factory are seeking to unionize. In response, the candy manufacturing giant is throwing the full force of the corporate union-busting playbook at...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyCongress recently announced a bipartisan budget deal to fund the federal government through 2022. It’s a lopsided budget if there ever was one. Even after America’s longest war in Afghanistan ended last year, military spending isn’t going down. In fact, it’s...
