| Jan 22, 2020 | Economy / BusinessI’m guessing that being rich is a comfortable feeling — no money worries, you’re set for life! But is it possible that being too rich can be too much, even discombobulating? Imagine being Mark Zuckerberg, whose social media monopoly, Facebook, put another $27.3...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWith Greta Gerwig’s new take on Luisa May Alcott’s classic 19th century novel, Little Women, in theaters, I decided to reread the book. The novel communicates Alcott’s beliefs about proper morality and gender roles through stories of a family of four...
| | Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedI grew up in Michigan — a place with many deer and very few wolves to keep their populations in-check. Flawed wildlife management decisions caused our wolf numbers to plummet decades ago. While gray wolves are historically native to the state, the only place I’ve seen...
| Jan 21, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyTen years ago, in January 2010, the Supreme Court released its disastrous Citizens United decision. The court, either through remarkable naivety or sheer malevolence, essentially married the terrible idea that “money is speech” to the terrible idea that “corporations...
| Jan 15, 2020 | RoundupLast night the Democratic presidential candidates held their last debate for the Iowa caucuses. As campaign season gets into full swing, the perennial stresses of toxic partisanship will feel harder to escape than ever. Also on the horizon, however, is Martin Luther...
