| Nov 7, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyWith the Muslim Ban, the promotion of torturer Gina Haspel to CIA director, and increases in hate crimes, it’s been a rough year for us Muslims in the United States. So hearing the words “Salam Alaikum” as Ilhan Omar took the national stage on Election Night to accept...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI can’t be the only one who spent the night of the midterms tossing and turning. Though I managed to shut off the coverage and try to sleep, spasms of anxiety woke me repeatedly throughout the dreary hours. Ultimately, Republicans picked off several red-state Senate...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWe thank labor unions for the eight-hour work day, pensions, the weekend, and many other employment benefits Americans enjoy. Organized workers staged direct actions — strikes, sit-ins, boycotts, etc. — forcing bosses to the bargaining table. It’s a history most...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Rights / DemocracyA few weeks before the election, a roomful of Wisconsinites gathered to share some of the stories that are often left out of political campaigns. At a Racine gathering of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, visitors shared real-life stories...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedThis year’s stock market saw high returns for month after month, as retirees and stock runners alike saw their portfolios rise. Then one day this fall, the market took a turn, and all of the increases of the past several months vanished. That’s how it goes for the...
| | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyTrump’s White House seems to be both spooked… and spooky. Check out a 72-page “spookonomics” report issued right before Halloween by his Council of Economic Advisors. It reads like an endless Trump tweet, focused on his perceived political enemies...
