| Feb 27, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Trump-Musk administration thought they could just stomp on us and our Constitution, replacing democracy with a MAGA monarchy. But they had not reckoned with one fearsome opponent: Senator Chuck Schumer. The Senate’s top Democrat says he’s getting “furious” about...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedAs climate-fueled disasters escalate, insurers are getting richer while leaving Americans in the lurch. Citing climate-related losses, many insurance companies are exorbitantly inflating rates, refusing to renew policies, and delaying, denying, or underpaying claims....
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedRebuilding from California’s recent wildfires will cost more than a quarter of a trillion dollars — an unprecedented amount. The estimated damage from Hurricane Helene in the Southeast is almost as much, on the order of $250 billion. Who will pay for that damage? It’s...
| Feb 20, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyOn one February day alone, the Trump administration abruptly fired an estimated 14,000 federal workers. Among them was Brian Gibbs, a National Park Service ranger whose heartbreaking account of losing his “dream job” puts a human face on a crisis that...
| Feb 19, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAmong the flurry of actions by the Trump administration, it could be easy to miss one that poses a grave danger to public health and our planet: a no-holds-barred attack on science. In a series of disturbing moves, the administration has censored scientific research,...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityWith an annual budget rapidly approaching $1 trillion, the Pentagon already gets more discretionary tax dollars than any other agency. Now congressional Republicans are proposing to hike that figure by anywhere from $100 billion to $150 billion — while slashing...
