| Nov 13, 2019 | Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedThe Trump EPA wants to introduce a new rule: Its scientists can only use studies that make all of their data public. The new proposal is crafted to sound like a win for transparency, which is supposed to be a good thing. In reality, the rule will significantly harm...
| Nov 6, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedIf you’re poor in America, climate change is your issue. We’ve already seen why. In 2004, Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, leaving many thousands displaced and unemployed. In 2017, Hurricane Maria fell upon Puerto Rico, destroying homes and disabling the...
| | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyRepublicans are less likely to win elections when voter turnout is high. It’s true: Four of the five states with the highest voter turnout voted blue in the last presidential and midterm elections. All are crucial swing states. In 2016, the one that didn’t — Wisconsin...
| Oct 29, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedWho is the world’s richest country? That may seem like a simple question, but it’s not. According to the Global Wealth Report from banking giant Credit Suisse, it all depends on how we define “richest.” If we mean the nation with the most total wealth, we have a...
| | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedDonald Trump’s idea of a good farm program seems to be “Hee Haw. On a recent trip to Wisconsin, he drew guffaws from the state’s hard-hit dairy farmers by proclaiming that — thanks to his policies — the farm economy was looking good. “We’re over the hump,” he gloated....
| | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyHere is a hard truth: Police do not keep communities safe. This year alone has produced numerous stories of officers causing distress, damage, or death in communities they’re sworn to protect. As this epidemic worsens, communities need to find new ways to handle...
