| Dec 7, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySocial Security was on the ballot in Georgia’s December 6 run-off election. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock’s re-election victory there should be good news for Gold Star families, paralyzed veterans, seniors, and indeed all of Social Security’s over 65 million...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyRight around the time I heard lawmakers were considering a year-end package of tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations, my 12-year-old son’s bike broke. It felt like just another thing I couldn’t fix for him. Yet here are our lawmakers “fixing” things for those...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityCan you imagine the audacity to fail a multi-trillion dollar audit of public funds, and then ask for even more of those taxpayer dollars? Pentagon leaders just did exactly that. This month news broke that the agency once again failed to pass a basic audit showing that...
| Nov 30, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBreaking news: After years of failed Republican efforts to uncover any proof of widespread voter fraud by Democrats, Republican Governor Ron “Tough Guy” DeSantis of Florida found not one, but 20 ineligible people casting ballots. Like Donald Trump and a gaggle of...
| Nov 23, 2022 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWhere I live, the seasons change fast. We’ve barely put away our jack-o’-lanterns in Kansas City when a cold wind blows in from the prairie, bringing down leaves — and soon after that, ice storms and snow. But no matter how cold it gets, we always look forward to...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedAs the cost of food, travel, and gifts complicate holiday plans across the country, millions of Americans have been awakened to the sinister power of monopolies. But now there are exciting new possibilities to rein them in. This November, legions of new...