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We’ve Survived Homelessness. Here’s What Helps People Escape.

We’ve Survived Homelessness. Here’s What Helps People Escape.

| May 20, 2026 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBetween the three of us, we’ve experienced homelessness in Kentucky, Texas, and New York — different places, same crisis. We’ve all cycled through jails, emergency rooms, and shelters. We’ve all struggled with mental health, trauma, and drug use...
I Fled the USSR. That’s Why I Support Taxing Billionaires.

I Fled the USSR. That’s Why I Support Taxing Billionaires.

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyGoogle co-founder Sergey Brin is spending $57 million to defeat a proposed billionaire tax in California. “I fled socialism with my family in 1979 and know the devastating, oppressive society it created in the Soviet Union,” he explained. “I don’t want...
You Paid for Trump’s Tariffs. Corporations Get the Refund.

You Paid for Trump’s Tariffs. Corporations Get the Refund.

| | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedThe Trump administration collected $166 billion in tariff payments before the Supreme Court struck them down. Refunds have already started hitting the bank accounts of U.S. importers — and more could be owed soon. As more than 300,000 companies scramble to get their...
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Want Your Water

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Want Your Water

| | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn America’s frontier days, anyone diverting a town’s creek water to their private, profiteering purpose was not merely considered wrong, but guilty of Biblical-level immorality. That was BBE, however — “Before Billionaire Ethics.” Today, a cohort of über-rich...
Private Equity Is Taking Over Nursing Homes — And Seniors Are Paying the Price

Private Equity Is Taking Over Nursing Homes — And Seniors Are Paying the Price

| May 6, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedAs Americans age, we deserve the peace of mind that we can find nursing care for our parents or ourselves when we need it. But for private equity firms, that need isn’t a mission to fulfill — it’s an opportunity to profit at our expense. As private equity takes over...
Reclassifying Medical Marijuana Was Long Overdue, But It’s Not Enough

Reclassifying Medical Marijuana Was Long Overdue, But It’s Not Enough

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Trump administration’s decision to reclassify state-authorized medical cannabis products and recognize state-licensed medical cannabis providers is a historic first step toward bringing federal drug policy into the 21st century. For over 50 years, the federal...
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