| May 14, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySocial Security is all that stands between millions of Americans and poverty in old age. Two-thirds of seniors would lose most of their income if Social Security payments ceased. One in seven have essentially no other income — and if their already modest Social...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyUnlike alcohol and many other psychoactive substances, marijuana is incapable of causing a lethal overdose. Nonetheless, sensational accounts of overdoses from allegedly tainted marijuana products continue to proliferate. Again and again, these claims are debunked....
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedLet’s say you’re a general manager at a fast food restaurant. You work 55 hours a week — not at all uncommon in the field — and earn a salary that comes out to less than $13 an hour. Last year, a federal rule would have made you eligible for a raise. Under rules set...
| May 7, 2025 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe federal budget is not only about money, but fundamentally about our country’s morality — our commitment to fairness, equality, and unity. Which brings me to, of all things, our nation’s Farm Bill. This sprawling piece of legislation, updated every five years, is...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyImagine getting penalized on your credit report for getting cancer, breaking a leg, or just walking into an emergency room. That’s not a hypothetical. It’s the reality for millions of Americans saddled with medical bills they didn’t plan for, understand, or even owe...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / Democracy“Corporations First.” That’s the slogan that would truthfully describe the Trump administration’s approach to law enforcement, not “America First.” A new investigation by my organization shows that the Trump administration is dropping investigations and enforcement...
