Corporate Profiteers Are Robbing America’s Farmers

| Sep 18, 2024 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedA farmer was asked what he’d do if he won a million-dollar lottery. “Well,” he said, “I guess I’d just keep farming ‘til the money runs out.” Trying to make a living as a farmer is not for the fainthearted. You have to take out high-interest loans from cold-eyed...

Why the Far Right Lies About Immigrants

| Sep 11, 2024 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyWhen my dad moved to southwest Ohio in the early 1970s, the Dayton-Springfield area’s second city was home to over 80,000 people. When I was growing up nearby in the 1990s, it was 70,000. Today, it’s less than 60,000. Springfield’s decline looks like an awful lot of...

Both Presidential Candidates Agree: We Need to Stop Arresting People for Marijuana

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyAt a time when voters and politicians are historically divided, there is one issue that Americans largely agree upon: It’s time to legalize marijuana. Months ago, Vice President Kamala Harris tweeted that “Nobody should have to go to jail for weed.” Despite her past...

Young People Will Save the World Because We’re the Last Generation That Can

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe past 20 years have been critical in the fight for bold and sustainable climate solutions. The next five years will be even more vital — and young people like me are fighting hard to make sure our leaders get it right. Research shows we have about five years left...

Project 2025 Is a Blueprint to End the American Dream

| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMaybe you’ve heard some of the buzz about “Project 2025.” What is it — and what would it mean for you and your family? Project 2025 is a proposed “transition plan for a new Republican administration” put together by the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank....

The Big Rip: Low Wage Corporations Spent Half a Trillion Inflating CEO Pay

| Sep 4, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedMost of us believe in fair pay for honest work. So why aren’t low-wage workers better paid? After 30 years of research, I can tell you it’s not because employers don’t have the cash. It’s because profitable corporations spend that money on their stock prices and CEOs...