| Nov 13, 2024 | RoundupPundits will debate the meaning of this year’s election for a long time. Why people support the candidates they do can often be a mystery even to those who know the subject best. But when it comes to ballot initiatives, the meaning can be be a good bit clearer....
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyIf you’ve ever questioned whether our country has an inequality problem, this election should provide all the evidence you need. As billionaires used their financial firepower to throw support to their preferred candidates, Americans who’ve been left behind took out...
| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyLife can be challenging even when you’re born into the best of circumstances. When you’re born with a serious disability and into poverty, it can be even harder. But there are policy choices that could make life a little easier for millions of Americans like me — and...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedI work at one of the most profitable companies in the world, yet I’m barely able to get by. In August 2023, I got hired as a warehouse associate at an Amazon delivery station in San Francisco. Within months, it became clear just how unjust and dysfunctional the...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedEven in a barrelful of rotten apples, you might think there’d still be a few good ones. But don’t get your hopes up looking into barrels labeled “private equity investors.” These esoteric, multibillion-dollar Wall Street schemes rig the marketplace so “high-net-worth...
