| Apr 24, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedIn cities and in rural areas, in red states and blue states, most residents want cleaner and more connected communities. Public transit — including trains, buses, and dial-a-ride services — and accessible walking and bike routes give us healthy, clean, and affordable...
| Apr 17, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIf there’s one thing I could tell lawmakers, it would be to bring back the expanded, monthly, fully refundable Child Tax Credit. Those monthly payments of up to $300 per child cut child poverty nearly in half in just a few months. And when the credit expired in late...
| | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedIn 2004, I was a single mom raising three daughters on my own. I worked three jobs, including an overnight shift as a translator at our local hospital, to make ends meet. Every time I stood in line at the supermarket, I worried about what I would have to put back on...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedIt might seem like there’s never been a better time to buy an electric vehicle. If you go by the headlines, you might be forgiven for thinking you can afford to upgrade your old gas-guzzling sedan with a sleek new zero-emissions EV. And if you can’t, government...
| Apr 10, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs the cost of housing has exploded, so has the number of people experiencing homelessness. And unfortunately, instead of trying to house people, more states and cities are criminalizing people simply for lacking a safe place to sleep. According to the National...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedA new, disturbing milestone has been confirmed in the latest Forbes World Billionaires List. The U.S. billionaire class is now larger and richer than ever, with 813 ten-figure oligarchs together holding $5.7 trillion. This is a $1.2 trillion increase from the year...
