| Apr 24, 2019 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyEditor’s Note: This piece originally ran at OtherWords.org in April 2018. As the citizenship question goes before the Supreme Court, we’re re-publishing it in April 2019. We’re all used to chaos in Washington these days. Amidst it all, there’s...
| Jul 19, 2017 | Environment / HealthThe Republicans have big plans for health care in this country: to eliminate coverage for millions of Americans while delivering a big tax cut to the rich. As someone who stands to benefit from that tax cut, let me just say: I don’t need it, and I don’t...
| Feb 1, 2017 | Economy / BusinessFast food CEO Andrew Puzder was recently tapped by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Labor. It’s easy enough to think of the Department of Labor as just another distant bureaucracy shuffling paperwork around in Washington. At any given time, in fact, most...
| Jan 25, 2017 | Economy / BusinessThe wealth of Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet is unprecedented. According to the Boston Globe, Trump and his top nominees are together worth over $13 billion. With that unprecedented wealth comes unprecedented potential for conflicts of interest. Before...