| Aug 5, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThere was a time when the wealthiest among us were content simply to go sailing on a Sunday afternoon, sipping their vintage Chardonnay and munching on roe-covered canapés. For the most part, they left the rest of us pretty much alone to pursue our own American...
| Aug 4, 2018 | Environment / HealthTo my five-year-old son: By the time you’re my age, the year will be 2051. I don’t know what the planet will look like. And that scares me. Today, it’s obvious that nature is changing too fast, too much. Of course, nature’s not the culprit. We are. Humans. Your...
| Aug 3, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe gender wage gap continues to harm women, their families, and the economy, despite women being in the workforce for decades. But not all women are marginalized by this disparity in the same way. In 1996, the National Committee on Pay Equity decided to bring...
| Aug 1, 2018 | RoundupWe often hear that fossil fuel extraction creates jobs. But did you know that energy efficiency actually creates more? In other words, there are more jobs to be had in making sure we use less fossil fuels than in actually digging those fuels up. And what’s more,...
| | RoundupA city near you, maybe even yours, may be bidding to host Amazon’s famed “HQ2,” the second headquarters for which it wants big local tax breaks from the lowest bidder. Or maybe Amazon workers at a distribution center around you are on strike, or...
