| Mar 13, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyTens of millions of Americans rely on the public assistance programs — like Medicaid, SNAP, housing aid, and more — that Republican leaders are now threatening to gut. I’m one of them. My dream is to regain the financial independence I once enjoyed before life and...
| | Economy / Business|Peace / SecurityUh-oh. Trump is hearing voices again. And the voices are telling him to do something truly stupid. As he puts it, “There is a lot of talk about the Postal Service being taken private.” He adds, “It’s an idea that a lot of people have liked for a long time.” Hmmm, I...
| Mar 12, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityThe paper sheet crinkled under me as I shifted on the vinyl examination table. The doctor paused. “Hmm,” she said quietly. This was January 2021. I’d patched together a few gigs since completing a masters degree program the previous year, but was still struggling to...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyElon Musk and Donald Trump have been axing the federal workforce based on the claim that the government is “bloated.” Now Trump’s blaming federal workers for a recession his own policies may be creating. As a candidate, Trump repeatedly promised to reverse inflation....
| Mar 5, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedCEO pay has been skyrocketing for years now, fueled in part by tax cuts for corporations and ultra wealthy individuals. That’s not just unfair to ordinary workers or taxpayers — it’s dangerous for our entire economy. I’ve seen firsthand how these CEO pay practices...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyImagine a high-stakes football game where one team is notorious for playing dirty, skirting the rules, and making the game about brute force, not fair play. Thank goodness for the referee, right? Well, now imagine that right in the middle of the game, the ref gets...
