Red States Are About to Go Hungry Thanks to Trump

| Jul 23, 2025 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyWhat do Louisiana, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Alabama have in common?  For one thing, they’re red states. For another, they’re poor states. Each has among the top 10 highest percentages of residents on SNAP, or food stamps. And finally, every one of their Republican...

Until We Raise the Minimum Wage, Tip!

| Jul 16, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedOur nation’s paltry federal minimum wage of just $7.25 hourly is rightly criticized as far too little to sustain a worker, let alone a family, in 2025. That’s bad enough, but did you know that there’s an even lower floor for workers who receive tips on the job? That’s...

10 Ways the GOP Budget Will Make Life Worse for Americans

| Jul 9, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which narrowly passed Congress and was recently signed by President Trump, represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich since chattel slavery. Here are just 10 of the worst things about it. 1. It’s going to...

I’m a Veteran of Auto Boycotts. My Advice to Tesla? Dump Musk

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyElon Musk’s alliance with Donald Trump may be over for now, but the Tesla brand has yet to recover from Musk’s high profile foray into politics. Tesla stock has plummeted precipitously ever since Musk’s embrace of Donald Trump last year. It’s been enough to alarm...

The “Big Beautiful Bill” Will Subsidize the Billionaire Private Jet Class

| Jul 3, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThe big Trump-GOP budget that recently passed Congress will slash trillions in taxes for billionaires and centi-millionaires while devastating services like Medicaid. Among those tax breaks for the ultra rich is a giveaway to the private jet lobby, which will force...

Trump Is Opening the Door to Scams Targeting Military Families

| Jul 2, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Trump administration could really lend a hand to veterans and servicemembers. Instead, it’s opening the door for scams targeting military families. Trump is dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the 15-year-old consumer watchdog agency. The...