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The Planetary Cost of Amazon’s Convenience

The Planetary Cost of Amazon’s Convenience

| Apr 17, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedAmazon is a company that’s drunk on profits and market share. Over last year and this one, the online retail giant netted tens of billions in profits while paying $0 in taxes. The company controls nearly half of all online sales in the United States, and its Amazon...
Killing for Coal (Literally)

Killing for Coal (Literally)

| Aug 28, 2018 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn August 1921, sheriff’s deputies in West Virginia — later joined by federal troops — massacred striking mineworkers using machine guns and aerial bombardment, in what’s now known as the Battle of Blair Mountain. Nearly a century later, the government is again...

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