| Aug 27, 2025 | RoundupLast week, my colleague Hanna Homestead laid out the stunningly high cost of Donald Trump’s occupation of DC. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to skewed spending priorities. This week in OtherWords, Sonali Kolhatkar notes that both...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyShould your employer be allowed to ban you from taking another job? Most Americans would say that’s ridiculous — but it’s more common than you think. When I was head of the policy office at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), I read thousands of public comments about...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn a 2006 documentary, I assailed Texas Republican lawmakers for ramming a brutish gerrymandering scheme into law, doing my report from a street sign in central Austin. That sign was the exact location the GOP had used as the pin point for slicing up the city’s one...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySomething incredible happens to humans when we go through hard or tragic experiences together and survive. When we hold each other close and rely on each other, it bonds us. My early experiences taught me that even in dark times, we can find the strength to be good to...
| | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a recruitment message on social media this summer saying, “America has been invaded by criminals and predators. We need YOU to get them out.” Setting aside the racist overtones of this messaging, even DHS itself says...
