Economy and Business
What Does Inequality Cost the Average American? About $150k
Americans pay a steep price for not spreading their wealth around as well as other developed countries.
Free the Free Press from Wall Street Plunder
Our right to a free press is meaningless if hedge funds can gobble up and gut the community newspapers that exercise it.
Hell-Care in Michigan
My loved one was abruptly dropped by Medicaid, which is potentially life-threatening. This is what happens when politicians don’t treat care as a right.
Marijuana Legalization Is Coming to America’s Heartland
Pro-legalization politicians and ballot initiatives won big in red, blue, and purple states across the heartland. That shouldn’t be surprising.
Skip Cyber Monday — Support a Real Local Business
The online shopping day is just another ploy by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to siphon sales from real stores.
The Senate Needs to Put People Before Pipelines
Last year, a little-known commission killed a boneheaded idea to make consumers prop up the coal industry. Now Trump wants to give an industry loyalist a seat.
I’m Making It My Business to Stand Up for Immigrants
Immigrants have enriched my Lancaster, Pennsylvania community. Now the administration wants to punish them for not being rich.
Trump’s Trade Wars Hurt All of Us in Farm Country
When agriculture suffers, all Iowans do — even those who’ve never set foot on a farm.
Can the Next Congress Chase Down America’s Runaway Wealth?
The last Congress ensured that America’s wealth will concentrate ever more rapidly at the very top — unless the next one does something about it.
Democrats Won Big. Can They Go Bold, Too?
The party’s leaders have been far too cautious in the past. Newer ideas could spark real change in who owns and runs America.
