Elon Musk’s Fortune Comes From Not Paying Taxes

| Jul 29, 2026 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe valuation trends up and down, but one thing’s for sure: Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire this summer. At the height of the SpaceX IPO he was briefly worth around $1.45 trillion. Then SpaceX stock tanked, rallied, then tanked again. But the most...

Trump Wants an Attorney General Loyal to Him — Not the Law

| Jul 22, 2026 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s summer in Washington, D.C., but members of the Senate aren’t focused on beaches, hikes, and picnics. Instead, they’re focused on President Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche to run the Justice Department as attorney general. It’s a fight worth paying attention...

Naked Fossil Fuel Corruption

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe 2026 heatwave is a global phenomenon, inflicting extreme temperatures on billions of people from the United States to Europe and South Asia. Extreme heat is deadly. In Europe, an estimated 10,000 people have died from heat this summer, and the official count of a...

ICE Killings Are Acts of Terrorism

| Jul 15, 2026 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIn less than one week, ICE agents killed twice. Neither victim was the man they were looking for. And each time their excuses made no sense. But the killings served a purpose: terrorizing immigrant communities, in pursuit of Trump’s white nationalist agenda. On July 7...

Federal Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Are Bankrupting States. Some Are Fighting Back.

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyA year ago, Republicans in Congress passed the wildly unpopular “One Big Beautiful Bill” — setting off one of the greatest transfers of wealth from working people to the wealthy in history. The political, social, and cultural makeup of our home states — Washington and...

Robin Hood in Reverse: How the Pentagon Makes Us Poorer

| | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIn an era of high prices for fuel, food, and housing, an extra $4,000 could make a life-saving difference for many families. But instead, that’s what the average household had to shell out for the Pentagon last year. That’s right: The average U.S. taxpayer in 2025 had...