| Jun 18, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedThe satirical website McSweeney’s recently published a piece called “My Coming Out Story, Sponsored by Bank of America.” Anyone who has been to an LGBTQ Pride celebration (or seen Pride-themed ads on Facebook) will immediately get it: Corporations are falling over...
| Jun 12, 2019 | RoundupAt the outset of LGBQIA Pride Month, a handful of discontents in Boston announced a forthcoming “straight pride” parade for later this summer. This week in OtherWords, Jill Richardson reflects on what a world that actually needs “straight...
| | Economy / BusinessCongratulations on that nice pay raise you got last year. A 7 percent hike — wow! After 40 years of stagnant wages, that uptick should help you pay off some of old credit card bills or get an upgrade on your 10-year-old pickup. Oh, wait… you say you didn’t get such a...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs anyone who keeps a household budget can attest, the unexpected happens all the time. A refrigerator evaporator fan motor fails. Some part on your car you never realized existed breaks down. A loved one passes away and you have to — you want to — be at the funeral...
| | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedRising global temperatures are intensifying the effects of extreme weather events across the United States and around the world. Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, floods, and severe storms are becoming the norm, not the exception. Extreme weather events...
