| Dec 24, 2018 | Economy / BusinessThis spring, President Trump created an inter-agency federal task force to propose structural reforms in the U.S. Postal Service. In only two months, the task force (comprised entirely of top Trump officials) zapped out a down-and-dirty report with this key...
| Dec 20, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyEach New Year’s, my wife and I indulge one of our favorite traditions: the household purge. We scour our closets for stuff that’s just taking up space, quietly draining our home’s energy, and move it along. I can’t recommend it enough. This year, America’s doing the...
| Dec 19, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyIf you despair that a mysterious plague of incurable political knuckle-headism has swept our country, turning previously progressive white working-class people into mindless Trump worshipers, then I want to tell you about a new report. It’s from People’s Action,...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedA few weeks ago, I cringed when I saw this headline at a popular progressive website: “See How Well the GOP Tax Scam Is Creating Jobs? Walmart Announces Plans for 360 Robot Janitors.” It’s the same way I’ve cringed when conservative scolds taunt fast...
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| Dec 18, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFor millions of Americans, there’s no “making it” if you fall beneath a certain social class line. And the Michigan GOP, which was roundly rejected in the last election, is determined to keep it that way. In neighboring Wisconsin, Republicans decided...
