| May 26, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedMcDonald’s workers in 15 U.S. cities recently staged a weeklong strike demanding a $15 hourly wage for every McDonald’s worker. McDonald’s resisted, pledging only to raise average wages to $13 an hour. In the meantime, the profits keep rolling in. The fast-food giant...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe majority of self-identified Republican voters — as do most Americans of all political persuasions — support legalizing marijuana. But you wouldn’t know that by observing the actions of their elected officials. In recent months, Republican lawmakers have led...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured“Outrageous,” screeched the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “It doesn’t feel fair,” whimpered a top corporate executive. The wailing by those who run corporate America is not for the plight of the workaday families who’ve seen their incomes stagnate and even plummet to zero...
| May 19, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedNot only are the rich different from you and me — they’re getting more different than ever. I’m not referring to mere millionaires, but to the billionaire bunch. In the past year, while ordinary Americans have lost jobs, businesses, and homes due to the pandemic...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedWhen most people think about air pollution, they may imagine power plant smokestacks or car tailpipes. But an alarming new study forces us to think about deadly air pollution from another source: factory farms. New research finds that air pollution from agriculture...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMost of the news stories I see about Israel and Palestine focus on recent events. For example, in the latest violence, 213 Palestinians in Gaza are dead (including 61 children) plus another 16 in the West Bank — compared to about 10 Israelis (including two children)....
