| Dec 4, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedFor as long as we can remember, the end of the calendar year has marked the start of America’s giving season. The holidays that light up our darkest months also invite us to celebrate (and practice!) generosity. Food banks, youth groups, arts and civic...
| Nov 26, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedDuring his campaign, Donald Trump publicly promised to reward oil and gas executives handsomely in exchange for funding his campaign. Within weeks of winning the election, he’s making good on his promise by tapping oil and gas executive Chris Wright to lead the...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI teach my children to be kind and respectful and not to judge others — we’re all in this life together. Yet families like ours are often stigmatized when we need assistance to make ends meet. My husband and I work hard for our four boys. We live above the official...
| Nov 13, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyIf you’ve ever questioned whether our country has an inequality problem, this election should provide all the evidence you need. As billionaires used their financial firepower to throw support to their preferred candidates, Americans who’ve been left behind took out...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedI work at one of the most profitable companies in the world, yet I’m barely able to get by. In August 2023, I got hired as a warehouse associate at an Amazon delivery station in San Francisco. Within months, it became clear just how unjust and dysfunctional the...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedEven in a barrelful of rotten apples, you might think there’d still be a few good ones. But don’t get your hopes up looking into barrels labeled “private equity investors.” These esoteric, multibillion-dollar Wall Street schemes rig the marketplace so “high-net-worth...