| Mar 27, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured$2,200 for the year: That’s the utility bill that almost broke me. You’ve probably heard the statistic that most Americans can’t afford a $500 emergency. But hardly anyone talks about how electricity bills have become that emergency for families like mine — and all...
| Mar 26, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE have begun dismantling the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), beginning with 6,700 layoffs. Their stated plan is to cut half of the agency’s workforce. Their biggest cuts appear to be in the Large Business and International...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Trump’s second term has made clear how much we need the courts to uphold the rule of law — and what a difference that makes to our everyday lives. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are targeting institutions and programs that provide vital public services. They’re...
| Mar 19, 2025 | RoundupCourt battles continue this week over the Trump administration’s attempts to fire vast swathes of federal workers, often unlawfully and without cause. This week, Paul Osadebe — a federal employee himself — defends these public servants. “Without us, nobody...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedDonald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling vital public services in the name of combating “inefficiency.” That’s meant abruptly — and often illegally — firing tens of thousands of workers like me. The word “inefficiency” conjures images of long lines at the DMV and...
