| Jun 11, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Trump and his allies in Congress claim their “one big beautiful bill” will cut government waste. Former White House official Elon Musk disagrees, slamming the bill as a “disgusting abomination” containing a “MOUNTAIN” (in all caps) of...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFor weeks, Congress has been wrapped up in passing President Trump’s big, brutal budget — the one that pays for tax cuts for the wealthy and a trillion-dollar Pentagon budget by taking food stamps and Medicaid away from people struggling to get by. The GOP-controlled...
| Jun 4, 2025 | RoundupElon Musk may have left the White House for now, but his damage will be long-lasting. This week in OtherWords, David Douglas examines one of Musk’s most controversial moves: gutting the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. David has worked in...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn the largest eviction of a homeless encampment in recent history, around 100 unhoused people were recently forced to vacate Oregon’s Deschutes National Forest — or else face a $5,000 fine and up to one year in jail. The forest was the last hope for the encampment’s...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedIn early 2018, I remember sitting at my kitchen table, trying to make sense of how the 2017 Trump tax law was supposed to help families like mine. I’d read headlines promising “middle class tax relief.” But when tax season rolled around, there was little relief to be...