| Apr 13, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe great pamphleteer of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine, had much more on his mind than independence from the British. Paine spent his life, Jeremy Bearer-Friend and Vanessa Williamson write in a new paper, advocating for a democratic “commonwealth” that shared...
| Mar 29, 2022 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI grew up poor. My single-dad grew up poor. And now, even as entrepreneurs — the embodiment of America’s “can-do” spirit and the engine of our economy — my partner and I are only just making ends meet. I’ve had to learn a lot about poverty over the years — the endless...
| Mar 23, 2022 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / FarmingRarely a week goes by without police or other public officials warning about so-called “fentanyl-laced” weed. Upon closer inspection, there’s little if any truth behind these sensational claims. A case in point: Police in Brattleboro, Vermont recently generated...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedLong used to cheap gas at the pump, Americans are experiencing serious sticker shock these days. News headlines link this sharp increase to Russia’s war on Ukraine. But that assumes oil companies have no control over the price of oil — that high prices stem...
