| Jul 27, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWorking families are getting hammered by inflation while corporate leaders and politicians are calling for belt-tightening. But there’s one group of Americans that’s actually profited from increasing prices. Big company CEOs have enjoyed soaring pay, even as their...
| Jun 14, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyCEOs at America’s biggest low-wage employers now take home, on average, 670 times what their typical workers make. But we don’t just get unfairness when a boss can grab more in a year than a worker could make in over six centuries. We get bungling and inefficient...
| Aug 25, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIn the 21st century, many of us are used to the murderous mass violence of modern warfare. After all, we grew up living it or hearing about it. The 20th century rates as the deadliest in human history — 75 million people died in World War II alone. Millions have died...
| Jun 9, 2021 | Economy / BusinessAt a recent congressional hearing on America’s so-called “labor shortage,” megabanker Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, offered this insight: “People actually have a lot of money, and they don’t particularly feel like going back to work.” Dimon is a billionaire who may...
| May 12, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP FeaturedThe sudden shift from “we love our essential workers” to “they’re living off the government dole” seemingly happened overnight. Across the country, local media coverage has been filled with stories of business owners lamenting that they are unable to fill positions as...