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Sports Teams: The ‘Everlasting Tax Shelter’ for Billionaires

Sports Teams: The ‘Everlasting Tax Shelter’ for Billionaires

| Jul 14, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyRemember the Everlasting Gobstopper from Willie Wonka’s chocolate factory? Designed for children “with very little pocket money,” it lasted forever, never got smaller, and was perpetually flavorful. There’s a non-fiction equivalent, except it’s only for billionaires....
Getting Out of Poverty Shouldn’t Be About Luck

Getting Out of Poverty Shouldn’t Be About Luck

| Jun 30, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI grew up in a poor, undocumented family. I was lucky — we got our legal residency, I got an education, and now I have a good job. But no one should have to count on luck. Here’s my story and what I’ve learned. My dad came to the U.S. to work through the Bracero...
Historic Relief for American Families Is On Its Way to Your Bank Account

Historic Relief for American Families Is On Its Way to Your Bank Account

| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP FeaturedDid you hear the good news? If you’re a parent or a single, low-income worker, more historic relief is on its way to your bank account. From July 15 through the end of the year, most families with children under 18 will receive between $250 and $300 per child, per...
In Need of Repair and Reparations

In Need of Repair and Reparations

| | Cartoon|Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyGet the full-res version here.
Now’s the Time to Unrig the Tax Code

Now’s the Time to Unrig the Tax Code

| Jun 23, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyRecently leaked data revealed that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and several other U.S. billionaires have paid zero federal income taxes in some past years. This has Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell up in arms — but not because of what the scandal reveals about our...
The Military Wasn’t a Way Out of Poverty for Me

The Military Wasn’t a Way Out of Poverty for Me

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI grew up on the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp in southern Virginia. We lived in a sewage-ravaged, bug-infested trailer park. I didn’t realize we were poor at first — I thought that’s just how things were. But it was a difficult place to grow up, and as I got older,...
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