| 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...
| Oct 23, 2019 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyEarlier this month, famed astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson appeared on The Late Show, where host Stephen Colbert asked Tyson about the allegations of sexual misconduct four women had brought against him. I’d like to say upfront that I like Neil DeGrasse...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAmericans are more aware than ever that America has a race problem — and, more specifically, a racial wealth divide problem. As researchers from the Institute for Policy Studies and I found earlier this year, median white families are 41 times wealthier than median...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP SubfeaturedMy husband and I run an oil and vinegar shop in Minneapolis. We love helping customers brighten their meals, but another reason we started our business doesn’t fit neatly into marketing materials: We needed child care, and we couldn’t make it work any other way. Here...
