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...

AI Is a Dangerous Billionaire Boondoggle

| Sep 24, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedThere’s a reason people say “Don’t Mess with Texas.” Texans know you can’t take BS to the bank. So when I heard Fermi America, an energy startup run by former Texas governor Rick Perry, wants to open a nuclear-powered AI data center they call “Project Matador” down...

The Climate’s Emergency Brake

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedWe often hear about the warming risks of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But that’s not the only greenhouse gas we need to worry about after this brutally hot summer. Methane levels in the atmosphere are still rising at a record pace, despite pledges by 159...

Communities Pay the Price for ‘Free’ AI Tools

| Sep 3, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedAI is everywhere. But its powerful computing comes with a big cost to our planet, our neighborhoods, and our wallets. AI servers are so power hungry that utilities are keeping coal-fired power plants that were slated for closure running to meet the needs of massive...

Red States Are About to Go Hungry Thanks to Trump

| Jul 23, 2025 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyWhat do Louisiana, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Alabama have in common?  For one thing, they’re red states. For another, they’re poor states. Each has among the top 10 highest percentages of residents on SNAP, or food stamps. And finally, every one of their Republican...