| May 24, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOne thing I was grateful for during the pandemic was masks — and not just for safety reasons. I’m on Medicare for disability, which unfortunately doesn’t cover dental care. At 60 years old, I’ve lost many of my teeth. It was nice hiding behind a mask for a while. But...
| Apr 12, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe biggest threat to Americans today isn’t from a foreign power. It’s from a long-running war on the poor by out of touch politicians and their Wall Street backers. The latest attack on working Americans even has a name: “The Unwinding.” If that sounds like the title...
| Feb 22, 2023 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI’m one of the 84 million Americans who get our health care through Medicaid. And I’m one of the 18 million who might lose it starting this spring unless our policymakers take action. I went to college, got a degree, and planned on being self-sufficient. But in my...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyYour doctor is out and unable to see you now. Not out for lunch or out on vacation — but out of medical practice. America’s perverse health care system, which sublimates care to the profiteering demands of Wall Street speculators who essentially own today’s system,...
| Nov 16, 2022 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe midterm elections confirmed that in many ways, we are a nation divided. But maybe not as divided as we seem. Voters may be split on their partisan preferences. But in ballot initiatives, voters across the political spectrum ushered in a wave of significant...
