| Apr 20, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedAmerica’s yawning racial divide is no secret. In 2019, the median wealth of white families was $160,000 — compared to just $9,000 for Black families. There’s been growing interest in finding ways to close this divide. That’s a good thing. But unfortunately, some ideas...
| Apr 13, 2022 | Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedThis year’s Earth Day comes on the heels of some alarming climate news. But if we act now, we can make a huge difference. This April, scientists observed a record annual increase in methane levels in the atmosphere for the second year in a row. It’s the largest...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityMost of us want our tax dollars to be wisely used — especially around tax time. You’ve probably heard a lot about corporations not paying taxes. Last year, individuals like you contributed six times more in income tax than corporations did. But have you heard about...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe great pamphleteer of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine, had much more on his mind than independence from the British. Paine spent his life, Jeremy Bearer-Friend and Vanessa Williamson write in a new paper, advocating for a democratic “commonwealth” that shared...
| Mar 29, 2022 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI grew up poor. My single-dad grew up poor. And now, even as entrepreneurs — the embodiment of America’s “can-do” spirit and the engine of our economy — my partner and I are only just making ends meet. I’ve had to learn a lot about poverty over the years — the endless...
| Mar 23, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityIn response to the rising brutality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some Americans say they support making Ukrainian airspace a “no-fly zone” for Russian war planes. What they’re actually proposing is that we launch a war against nuclear-armed Russia. Proponents say...
