| Jan 8, 2020 | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyThe awful truth about the corporate and governmental power elites in our democratic society is that they really don’t like democracy at all. They prefer to rule by buying lawmakers, hiring lobbyists, running Orwellian PR campaigns, and relying on authoritarian police...
| Jan 7, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / SecurityThe prospect of war with Iran is terrifying. Experts predict as many as a million people could die if the current tensions lead to a full-blown war. Millions more would become refugees across the Middle East, while working families across the U.S. would bear the brunt...
| Jan 3, 2020 | HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityIn a full-blown U.S. war with Iran, up to a million people could die initially. Hundreds of thousands more could die in the vacuum to follow. Millions would be made refugees. That’s the conclusion of experts surveyed by Vox reporter Alex Ward. “The worst-case...
| Dec 26, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|HP SubfeaturedWhen I came of age in Flint, Michigan, homeownership was a crucial part of the American dream. Often one income was sufficient to buy into this dream — union GM jobs paid enough to buy a home and to support a family. Some of my friends’ parents were even able to buy a...
| Dec 19, 2019 | RoundupWe’re slowing down during the holidays, so we thought it would be a good time to share a few evergreen favorites from the past year. We’ll resume distributing new content on January 8. The good news? These are worth revisiting! And they’re all still free to read and...
