If People Are Going Hungry, Why Can’t We Feed Them?

| Dec 3, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedThe recent government shutdown was a stark reminder that 42 million people across the United States rely on federal food benefits. That’s 12 percent of the nation’s population that lawmakers and President Donald Trump threw under the bus, cutting off SNAP benefits in...

Protect Our Public Servants — and the Social Safety Net

| Nov 19, 2025 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyI only wanted to serve my country. Now I’m worried about my family going hungry. I was selected for a highly competitive State Department Information Technology (IT) fellowship in 2024 — a program that included investing in my graduate degree. I was one of a few Black...

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...

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

| Nov 5, 2025 | 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...

An Immigration Success Story in the Heartland

| Oct 29, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyIn Marshalltown, Iowa, the spirit of American entrepreneurship is alive and well. Residents have opened businesses, among them a grocery store offering fresh food that’s created dozens of jobs. Many of these small businesses are owned, managed, and staffed by...

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...