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How States Can Protect Residents from Harmful Pesticides

How States Can Protect Residents from Harmful Pesticides

| Jul 29, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedFor decades, when a pesticide manufacturer’s product made someone sick, families had a path to justice: their day in court. But this summer, the Supreme Court closed that door for millions of Americans harmed by toxic pesticides. In a 7-2 ruling in Monsanto v....
Elon Musk’s Fortune Comes From Not Paying Taxes

Elon Musk’s Fortune Comes From Not Paying Taxes

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe valuation trends up and down, but one thing’s for sure: Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire this summer. At the height of the SpaceX IPO he was briefly worth around $1.45 trillion. Then SpaceX stock tanked, rallied, then tanked again. But the most...
States Can Make Big Tech Pay Their Fair Share

States Can Make Big Tech Pay Their Fair Share

| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedA year ago, Congress and President Trump deeply slashed taxes on corporations and the rich. Those cuts were funded by historic cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, education and many other programs our communities rely on. Today, those cuts have left many states badly...
Don’t Want Explosive Diarrhea? Shop Local — and Regulate Big Food

Don’t Want Explosive Diarrhea? Shop Local — and Regulate Big Food

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedThe recent, record-breaking outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked to lettuce consumption has left Americans wondering what food is safe to eat. What brands of lettuce are safe and which aren’t are important questions. But even more important might be why such...
Lawmakers Need to Protect Our Nest Eggs from Scams Like SpaceX

Lawmakers Need to Protect Our Nest Eggs from Scams Like SpaceX

| Jul 22, 2026 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedMillions of working people keep their hard-earned money in low-cost index funds to secure a dignified retirement and meet other financial goals. But the infrastructure that has historically given index fund investors a sense of security is eroding. Index providers,...
Naked Fossil Fuel Corruption

Naked Fossil Fuel Corruption

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe 2026 heatwave is a global phenomenon, inflicting extreme temperatures on billions of people from the United States to Europe and South Asia. Extreme heat is deadly. In Europe, an estimated 10,000 people have died from heat this summer, and the official count of a...
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