| Jan 31, 2024 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP SubfeaturedMany Americans are still experiencing the sticker shock they first faced two years ago when inflation hit its peak. But if inflation is down now, why are families still feeling the pinch? The answer lies in corporate profits — and we have the data to prove it. Our new...
| Jan 17, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedNearly all stock market wealth in this country is now owned by the super rich. The wealthiest 10 percent hold about 93 percent of all household stock market wealth in this country, Axios reported recently — a record high. The Institute for Policy Studies analyzed Fed...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFrom childhood on, I’ve spent my life haunted by the ghost of poverty. A myth exists in America that financial well-being follows if we just work hard and make good choices. But it’s not that simple. At some point, most of us face unforeseen obstacles — from physical...
| Jan 11, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThe climate crisis isn’t coming — it’s here now. We’ve seen it all around us on a near daily basis. It’s impacting our economy and nearly every aspect of our daily lives. While President Biden signed historic climate crisis legislation in 2021 and 2022, many may not...
| Jan 10, 2024 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityAn old legal adage states: “Men are presumed to intend the natural consequences of their acts.” The natural, indeed inescapable, consequence of Israel’s cutting off life-sustaining supplies of food and water to over 2 million people in Gaza is famine and mass death by...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedWhat if there were a way for your city to reduce traffic and pollution while putting cash in the pockets of residents? There is: free public transit. And in many places, it’s already happening. In late 2023, Albuquerque, New Mexico became the largest U.S. city to...