| Aug 14, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedOn Thursday, July 12th, a small, rainy island in the North Atlantic proved it was on the right side of history. The Republic of Ireland passed a bill to divest its $370 million worth of investments in around 150 fossil fuel companies within five years. Should the bill...
| Aug 13, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyMonopolies aren’t merely un-American — they’re virulently anti-American. They suppress our fundamental values of fairness and opportunity for all. Our people have instinctively rebelled at monopoly avarice — from the Boston Tea Party to the populist movement,...
| Aug 8, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedWe’ve all heard claims that fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas are major job creators. President Trump says so all the time. But it turns out that developing and installing the technology to reduce fossil fuel use — known in the industry as “energy...
| Aug 5, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThere was a time when the wealthiest among us were content simply to go sailing on a Sunday afternoon, sipping their vintage Chardonnay and munching on roe-covered canapés. For the most part, they left the rest of us pretty much alone to pursue our own American...
| Aug 3, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe gender wage gap continues to harm women, their families, and the economy, despite women being in the workforce for decades. But not all women are marginalized by this disparity in the same way. In 1996, the National Committee on Pay Equity decided to bring...
| Aug 1, 2018 | Economy / Business|Food / FarmingStrangely enough, sometimes industries want regulation. Obviously, this is not true of all (or perhaps even many) industries, and it’s certainly not true of all regulations. However, the organic food industry thrives on regulation — and for good reason. Organic...