| May 21, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyRight now, Congress is working on a giant, fast-track bill that would make historic cuts to basic needs programs to finance another round of tax breaks for the wealthy and big corporations. As the Communications and Policy Director for the Rural Democracy Initiative,...
| May 14, 2025 | RoundupHave you ever been stuck with a credit card bill for fraudulent charges? Or been hit with punitive overdraft fees even when you’re clearly low on funds? Have you been sick and lost a job opportunity or mortgage because of medical debt on your credit card?...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySocial Security is all that stands between millions of Americans and poverty in old age. Two-thirds of seniors would lose most of their income if Social Security payments ceased. One in seven have essentially no other income — and if their already modest Social...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyLast year I was vacationing with some friends when we flagged a cab to our hotel. I was annoyed that the meter seemed to be running fast — $32 to travel three miles seemed excessive, but I handed my credit card to the driver. The driver blocked my view while he did...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyUnlike alcohol and many other psychoactive substances, marijuana is incapable of causing a lethal overdose. Nonetheless, sensational accounts of overdoses from allegedly tainted marijuana products continue to proliferate. Again and again, these claims are debunked....
