| Sep 7, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedWe human beings sometimes do some terrible things in pursuit of the almighty dollar. But to our credit, one moral line most humans don’t cross is to gouge sick people on the price of medicines their lives depend on. Unless, of course, you count executives of giant...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedShe only wanted a few hours at her dying mother’s bedside. But her bosses at Twin Rivers Paper in Madawaska, Maine forced her to work overtime on her day off. About an hour and a half into the mandatory shift, the woman’s mother died. Workers are battling harder than...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyNearly a year ago, the Biden administration asked the Department of Health and Human Services to reconsider how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. Under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970, different drugs are regulated or prohibited according to their...
| Aug 24, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedEver get mad at a delivery driver for bringing your pizza late? I used to. Now I assume it’s late because an overpaid boss is probably making two employees do the job of 10. What changed? I worked for two years at a company with the kind of chronic understaffing that...
| Aug 23, 2023 | RoundupThis week in OtherWords, we’ve got an early Labor Day special for you as we cap off a “Hot Labor Summer” — a term Farrah Hassen gives a double meaning for as she explains how workers are organizing to protect themselves from extreme heat. The...
