| Dec 20, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyEach New Year’s, my wife and I indulge one of our favorite traditions: the household purge. We scour our closets for stuff that’s just taking up space, quietly draining our home’s energy, and move it along. I can’t recommend it enough. This year, America’s doing the...
| Dec 19, 2018 | RoundupA recent Oval Office standoff between Democratic congressional leaders and President Trump over government funding seemed to promise a more confrontational year in politics to come — especially as new revelations keep coming from the Mueller investigation. But,...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyIf you despair that a mysterious plague of incurable political knuckle-headism has swept our country, turning previously progressive white working-class people into mindless Trump worshipers, then I want to tell you about a new report. It’s from People’s Action,...
| | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAs I reflect on the controversies that plagued the Trump administration throughout 2018, the unforeseen political power plays that shocked our nation, and the party stalemates that unfolded like a suspense thriller between Democrats and Republicans, I must admit that...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedA few weeks ago, I cringed when I saw this headline at a popular progressive website: “See How Well the GOP Tax Scam Is Creating Jobs? Walmart Announces Plans for 360 Robot Janitors.” It’s the same way I’ve cringed when conservative scolds taunt fast...