| Aug 28, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Rights / DemocracyAs the primaries approach, Democratic presidential candidates will no doubt be touting their support for a $15 per hour minimum wage. None have opposed the idea. A minimum wage increase would put more money in workers’ pockets. But so far, only two candidates —...
| Jul 10, 2019 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyUnfortunately, an exotic flu epidemic has broken out in Washington, D.C. Dubbed the “Canadian Hot Sauce Flu,” it uniquely afflicts a particular group of Democratic officeholders and operatives. CHS Flu renders its victims weaker than Canadian hot sauce, leaving them...
| May 15, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Democratic primaries are heating up. One notable feature of the race is the strong presence of progressive candidates — which has many in the establishment wing of the party worried. Former president Barack Obama, whose moderate vice president Joe Biden is now in...
| Mar 13, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyUsually I don’t look to sitcoms for wisdom, but the new season of One Day at a Time has a real gem (or many, actually, but here is one). The family lives in California, where marijuana is legal, both recreationally and medicinally. The mother catches the teenage son...
| Nov 14, 2018 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyTony Maxwell, a retired African-American naval officer, was trying to get his Jacksonville, Florida neighbor to go vote with him. The young neighbor, a high-school-dropout, had no interest. “Voting,” the young man declared, “doesn’t change anything.” Can Democrats use...
