| Jul 22, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedFor months now, uprisings against structural racism have spurred discussions about how to bridge the nation’s racial divides — including the enormous racial wealth gap. Many are calling on their governments to pull funds out of police budgets and redirect that money...
| Aug 21, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyYou would think after a white nationalist murdered 22 people and injured dozens more in El Paso, Donald Trump would lay off the hate, even just for a moment. Apparently he’s not capable. Or not willing. Whether it’s immigration raids, cutbacks on legal immigration,...
| Apr 24, 2019 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyFats Domino sings: “I found my thrill, on Blueberry Hill.” Maybe, but America’s richest corporate powers know precisely where to find their thrill: On Capitol Hill. They rushed there in 2017 with a passion hotter than high school love, spewing the pheromones of...
| Apr 10, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyTax Day is here. What’s in your return? According to a new poll, only 17 percent of Americans say they’re paying less in taxes this year, despite the GOP’s promises that the huge tax cuts they passed were for the middle class. Tax returns due April 15 are the...
| Apr 25, 2018 | Economy / BusinessWhen we think about ways to pressure corporations to improve their practices, we may think of petitions, street demonstrations, boycotts, or social media campaigns. Yet there’s another way that’s been used effectively for decades. It involves those who...
