Trump Snubbed McCain. The Media Snubbed the Rest of Us.

| Aug 15, 2018 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOn an otherwise sleepy August day, President Trump signed the John McCain National Defense Authorization Act. Named for the dying Arizona senator who’s championed military budgets for his entire career, the bill increases U.S. military spending to an astonishing $717...

Unimpeachable Logic

| | Cartoon|Rights / DemocracyGet a high-res version here.

The United States of Monopoly Rule

| Aug 13, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyMonopolies aren’t merely un-American — they’re virulently anti-American. They suppress our fundamental values of fairness and opportunity for all. Our people have instinctively rebelled at monopoly avarice — from the Boston Tea Party to the populist movement,...

I Grew Up in the Segregated South. For Me, Supreme Court Rulings Are Personal.

| Aug 6, 2018 | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracySupreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has a history of interpreting the law in a way that serves the interests of the powerful over equality and justice. Having grown up in the segregated South, I’m acutely aware of what’s at stake. I’m...

No More Whining on the Yacht

| Aug 5, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThere was a time when the wealthiest among us were content simply to go sailing on a Sunday afternoon, sipping their vintage Chardonnay and munching on roe-covered canapés. For the most part, they left the rest of us pretty much alone to pursue our own American...

You’ve Heard of the Gender Pay Gap, But There’s More

| Aug 3, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe gender wage gap continues to harm women, their families, and the economy, despite women being in the workforce for decades. But not all women are marginalized by this disparity in the same way. In 1996, the National Committee on Pay Equity decided to bring...