| Jan 22, 2025 | RoundupIn his last address as president, Joe Biden warned Americans of a looming “oligarchy” — that is, rule by and for a powerful few — that was fomenting “distrust and division.” Trump’s inauguration, which featured a host of tech...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs President Trump takes office, one of his first agenda items is to slash taxes on corporations and the rich. The results will be more inequality and less revenue for the programs Americans rely on. The good news? States can make their own tax codes more equitable....
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Trump sounded a lot of populist notes on the campaign trail. But as he took the oath of office for the second time, he was joined onstage by billionaires and CEOs who’d spent millions to be there — leaving supporters who’d traveled across the country to...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOver three score years ago, President Dwight Eisenhower had a warning for America. “We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex,” Eisenhower exhorted in his 1961 farewell address. “The...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs he left office, President Biden warned of an emerging oligarchy in this country — rule by and for a small number of wealthy people and corporations. After donating heavily to President Trump’s campaign, the fossil fuel industry in particular has already begun to...
