Even with the Shutdown Ending, Millions Will Lose Food Aid

| Nov 12, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedThe roughly 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps did not receive their November 1 SNAP benefits as the government shutdown dragged on. The missed payments came just as the holiday season began, leaving many families struggling to put food on the table. Lines...

States Must Learn the Lessons of the Great Recession Before It’s Too Late

| Nov 5, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs states across America brace for economic turbulence, it’s tempting to look back to the Great Recession, when states also faced significant revenue shortfalls, for a playbook: cut budgets first, wait for federal relief, then (maybe) restore spending later. But the...

Rural America Has a Plan. Congress Needs to Show Up.

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe House of Representatives took all of October off. In fact, the GOP-led chamber has only worked 14 days since July 25. As Congress sat idle, hardworking Americans faced rising health care costs, farmers battled dangerous market instability, and millions may lose...

Democracy Begins Where We Live

| Oct 29, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOn a beautiful fall Saturday, residents in Floyd County, Indiana packed a church to ask city council members about the local budget. One county over, mothers shared concerns about a new data center, rising utility costs, education cuts, and corporate tax giveaways....

Blowing Up Fishing Boats Won’t Win the Drug War

| Oct 23, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe Trump administration has been blowing up fishing boats in the Caribbean — and now one in the Pacific — claiming without evidence that they’re “drug boats.” These are extrajudicial executions outside any system of law. And there’s a reason we shouldn’t allow drug...

Ten Ways You’re Being Burned By Billionaires

| Oct 22, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyI’ve spent my career highlighting the problems posed by extreme wealth. Not everyone buys it. “None of my problems exist as a result of someone else being a billionaire,” Greg B. recently wrote to me. The problem isn’t individual billionaires, I told Greg. It’s the...