| Dec 6, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedAccording to an old saying, “You can’t squeeze blood from a turnip.” True. But that raises this question: Who would even try squeezing blood from a turnip? Well, metaphorically speaking, if “blood” means profit, and “turnips” are customers, airlines are eager to apply...
| Nov 29, 2023 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs a 32 year-old mother, I understand the extreme challenges my single mom faced better than ever. But I’ve also seen the life-changing difference a strong social safety net can make. Above all, I’ve learned that poverty is a policy choice, not a personal one. We can...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe Pentagon just failed its audit — again. For the sixth time in a row, the agency that accounts for half the money Congress approves each year can’t figure out what it did with all that money. For a brief recap, the Pentagon has never passed an audit. Until 2018, it...
| Nov 15, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAs a federal customer service representative, I help seniors access the health care they need through Medicare. I often handle hundreds of calls per day to sign people up, answer their questions, help them navigate billing, and more. The hard truth is that despite...
| | Economy / BusinessThe far-out right-wing’s latest political ploy takes extremism to the extreme. Escalating their divisive series of “culture wars” — banning books, suppressing women’s rights, whitewashing history, demonizing teachers, etc. — their next idea is to declare war on ideas...
| Nov 8, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / HealthHear it? What’s that sound? “Whoop-whoop-whoop.” It’s Washington’s revolving door, allowing corporate interests to come directly inside Congress to pervert public policy. That door is now spinning fast, because there’s a new boss operator in Congress. He’s Mike...
