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Love the Music, Taylor Swift. But Please Park That Private Jet.

Love the Music, Taylor Swift. But Please Park That Private Jet.

| Feb 14, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedI spent a decade, like many parents, chauffeuring pre-teen and teenage girls around to a Taylor Swift soundtrack. I learned every Swift song as it was released and sang along to the chorus in the car. I even went to one of her first stadium concerts with my young...
It’s Not ‘Inflation’ — We’re Just Getting Ripped Off. Here’s Proof.

It’s Not ‘Inflation’ — We’re Just Getting Ripped Off. Here’s Proof.

| Jan 31, 2024 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP SubfeaturedMany Americans are still experiencing the sticker shock they first faced two years ago when inflation hit its peak. But if inflation is down now, why are families still feeling the pinch? The answer lies in corporate profits — and we have the data to prove it. Our new...
The Rich Own Nearly All Stocks. Here’s How We Level the Playing Field.

The Rich Own Nearly All Stocks. Here’s How We Level the Playing Field.

| Jan 17, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedNearly all stock market wealth in this country is now owned by the super rich. The wealthiest 10 percent hold about 93 percent of all household stock market wealth in this country, Axios reported recently — a record high. The Institute for Policy Studies analyzed Fed...
The Case for Free Public Transit

The Case for Free Public Transit

| Jan 10, 2024 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedWhat if there were a way for your city to reduce traffic and pollution while putting cash in the pockets of residents? There is: free public transit. And in many places, it’s already happening. In late 2023, Albuquerque, New Mexico became the largest U.S. city to...
MLK Would Have Been 95 This Year. Let’s Make His Dream a Reality.

MLK Would Have Been 95 This Year. Let’s Make His Dream a Reality.

| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThis January marks what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 95th birthday. Nearly a century after the late civil rights leader’s birth, it’s a good time to reflect on the work still to be done. Just over 60 years ago, in his famous “I Have A Dream” speech at...
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