How Local Communities Can Tackle the ‘Death Gap’

| Oct 2, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedRich Americans are much more likely to live into their 70s or 80s than poor Americans, new research shows.  The new report from the Government Accountability Office, commissioned by Senator Bernie Sanders, shows how wealth inequality translates to lower life...

The Case for Impeachment Goes Way Beyond Ukraine

| Sep 25, 2019 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / Democracy“Has Trump finally gone too far?” There’s a headline you’ve seen a thousand times. At last, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says he has. A whistleblower says Trump withheld foreign aid to Ukraine to pressure the country’s new president into investigating Joe Biden’s son Hunter’s...

President Trump: I’m One of the Workers You Lied To

| Sep 18, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyMy entire working life has been dictated by offshoring. I’ve spent my career jumping from one factory closing to another. When President Trump was elected, he said: “Companies are not going to leave the United States anymore without consequences.” His promises ring...

It’s Not About Your Straws or Your Light Bulbs

| Sep 11, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedA few years ago, I had a cupcake problem. I’d go to the cupcake store almost daily and I’d eat at least one cupcake, sometimes more.  At the same time, I wanted to lose weight, or at least stop gaining it. So I kept looking up information about diets and superfoods,...

Tax the Rich Before the Rest

| Sep 4, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyPresidential candidates should take a pledge: The middle class should not pay one dollar more in new taxes until the super-rich pay their fair share. Already candidates are outlining ambitious programs to improve health care, combat climate change, and address the...

Democracy Needs Unions

| Aug 28, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyYou deserve to have a say in matters that affect you. Everyone does. That’s democracy. This shouldn’t change when you go to work. Democratic rights in the workplace — including the right to form a union, and the power to speak up about workplace issues — go hand in...