| May 5, 2021 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyIt’s tough being rich. For one thing, you have to be on constant alert to keep commoners from encroaching on your turf and upsetting your sense of proper social order. Consider the angst of the swells who summer in the Hamptons, an ultra-tony seaside enclave of New...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyJoe Biden came into office facing historic, overlapping crises: a pandemic, a recession, racial unrest, and flagging faith in democracy and government. He had two choices: Govern from a mythical middle and risking failing to structurally address any one of these...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Joe Biden has made no secret of his admiration for Franklin D. Roosevelt. The president proudly displays a portrait of FDR in the Oval Office. More significantly, he’s announced the most ambitious plan since FDR’s New Deal for enhancing the well-being of...
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| Apr 28, 2021 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThroughout the pandemic, there’s been an outpouring of public support for essential workers. But this has largely excluded migrant women farmworkers, despite their vital role in keeping food on American families’ tables. Monica Ramirez is working to change that. “I’m...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOh great — here comes a new stealth attack on the fragile, life-sustaining natural resources of Planet Earth. This latest assault by Wall Street alchemists would redefine one of our most basic resources: water. Everyone knows that water is “invaluable” — it’s...
