| Apr 12, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe biggest threat to Americans today isn’t from a foreign power. It’s from a long-running war on the poor by out of touch politicians and their Wall Street backers. The latest attack on working Americans even has a name: “The Unwinding.” If that sounds like the title...
| Apr 5, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Supreme Court is gearing up to weigh in on the ongoing student loan debt debate prompted by President Joe Biden’s sweeping debt cancellation plan that would help over 35 million Americans. I spent over two decades paying off my federal student loans — and...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOutgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, in a recent interview with CNN, proudly showed off his newest invention: a tablespoon of olive oil added to a cup of coffee to bring out rich, complex flavors. The conversation was meant to showcase Schultz’s commitment to...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMost of us have been given the same life directives: go to college, get a good job, get married, have kids, retire. As a former alumni adviser for high school grads, I can assure you that narrative is alive and well. We get this plan from well-meaning people who love...
| Mar 22, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWhat’s wrong with us? Our nation’s moral compass, I mean. I don’t like being a downer, just focusing on wrongs, but some wrongs stand out as morally abominable, such as this one. It’s about hundreds of thousands of our low-income elders who, toward the end of life —...
| Mar 16, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityThere is a familiar pattern after the mass shootings that have become a well-known feature of American life. The initial shock and grief gives way to demands for greater regulation of gun ownership by Democrats, while Republicans dismiss such measures and blame mental...
