| Apr 8, 2015 | Economy / BusinessThis tax season, America’s billionaires are toasting you, the ordinary taxpayer. That’s because you’re the one picking up the tab for our nation’s ailing infrastructure of roads, bridges, and rail transport. You’re also footing the bill for military forces, disaster...
| | Environment / HealthThe gaggle of workers in Montana’s Carbon County hacking at the barely thawed ground in late December were on a mission: Secure Mud Springs Wind Ranch’s eligibility for a green-energy incentive. Why were they racing to catch a tax credit in that sparsely inhabited...
| | Economy / BusinessYou might not have noticed it yet, but student protests are undergoing something of a renaissance. They’re rising to levels unseen in decades. In California, students are stripping half naked to oppose tuition hikes and shutting down highways to draw attention...
| | Food / FarmingThere’s one group of people in this country who probably get less sympathy than anyone else: felons. If you’re a convicted felon, very few Americans care about your plight. Can’t find a job or an apartment because of your record? Too bad, we tell them, you shouldn’t...
| | Food / FarmingLet me say one word to you: Bacon. Not only is it delicious, it’s practically irresistible — I even know vegans who sneak bites of the stuff. And these days, it’s hard to avoid the pork strip. It’s in snack foods, on school lunch trays, and in bars,...
