| Nov 5, 2025 | RoundupZohran Mamdani posted a commanding win in this week’s New York City mayoral election. While an avowed democratic socialist might fare better in deep blue New York than elsewhere, it’s fair to wonder: Can the politics of affordability — and positive...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs states across America brace for economic turbulence, it’s tempting to look back to the Great Recession, when states also faced significant revenue shortfalls, for a playbook: cut budgets first, wait for federal relief, then (maybe) restore spending later. But the...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedAs the Trump administration races to dismantle the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), we can’t help but remember the words of the president who helped launch it. “To foster the economic status and pride of members of our minority groups, we must seek to...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Trump isn’t only bulldozing the East Wing of the White House with the help of his billionaire friends. The former developer is also taking a wrecking ball to affordable housing. Amid historically high housing costs, declining wages, and record homelessness,...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe House of Representatives took all of October off. In fact, the GOP-led chamber has only worked 14 days since July 25. As Congress sat idle, hardworking Americans faced rising health care costs, farmers battled dangerous market instability, and millions may lose...
