| Oct 15, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThis fall, Avi Schiffman, founder of the AI startup Friend.com, boasted on X about his company’s new advertising blitz, claiming it was the “Largest NYC subway campaign ever.” Since then, the large white billboards lining New York City’s train stations have not only...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracySuppose the police want to get illegal drugs off the streets. So they begin stopping pedestrians at gunpoint, shoving them against walls, frisking them, and searching their belongings. They also force their way into random houses — including yours, maybe — to search...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyMost people are surprised to learn government shutdowns, and the ensuing fingerpointing, haven’t always been a mainstay of American politics. To understand how we got to this point, we must first examine who benefits from shutdowns. For decades, conservatives in...
| Oct 7, 2025 | RoundupThis summer, Republicans voted to slash taxes for billionaires and corporations, drastically scale back the social safety net, and send spending skyrocketing for both the Pentagon and ICE. Those decisions are part of what’s driving our political crises to a head...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyA recent gathering at the Pentagon was extraordinary. Not in a good way. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals and other officers to leave their posts all over the world. He demanded loyalty to the new “culture” he’s imposing on the armed forces....
