| Apr 19, 2023 | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyGrowing up in Milwaukee, the local branch of the public library was always just a bus ride away. But when my family moved to central Pennsylvania when I was entering high school, we lived in a rural region that didn’t even have a public library. In the ‘90s, before...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s always instructive to hear powerful political officials declare that in the name of democracy, they must usurp the people’s democratic authority. This has become all too common, as even so-called democratic regimes in France and Israel have infuriated their...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMost of us rely on some cash assistance to get by at some point, whether we realize it or not. For wealthy people, that might include a family trust or any number of elaborate tax breaks. For middle-income people, it might come in the form of a mortgage interest...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMany of us rushed to file our taxes before this year’s April 18 deadline. While we all hope for a refund to help pay the rent or cover a vacation, we also want our taxes themselves to pay for worthwhile things. Every year, my project at the Institute for Policy...
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| Apr 12, 2023 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Prohibition Era mobster and thug Alphonse “Al” Capone comes to mind as we see the man who incited the January 2021 Capitol insurrection, among other misdeeds, finally face a criminal charge: falsifying business records. Al Capone was the boss of a murderous...
