| Feb 19, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / HealthLyndon Johnson had a saying about special interests trying to get his support to pass some blatantly self-serving legislation: “They can’t make chicken salad out of chicken (bleep)!” Yet chicken (bleep) is all that the corporate health complex has to work with as it...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedBefore sharing my opinions about Trump’s recent proposal to cut student loan forgiveness, let me explain my own situation. In my 20s, I was fresh out of college with a business degree and worked in software for a few years. In my 30s, I went to graduate school...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityIf the current state of global affairs reminds you of an over-the-top plot by a white-cat-stroking James Bond villain, you’re not far off. When it comes to nuclear policy, we are closer than ever to a real-life movie disaster. During his February 4 State of the Union...
| | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyFebruary is supposed to be Black History Month — but this month, there hasn’t been much celebrating. Day after day, the news has been consumed with the impeachment trial and its aftermath, as well as the ups and downs of the 2020 presidential race, which now includes...
| Feb 12, 2020 | RoundupSelf-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders just won the New Hampshire Democratic primary — his second straight popular vote victory following Iowa. But with a gaggle of more moderate candidates jostling for position, the party remains clearly divided....
