| Oct 28, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedLet’s say you’re a millionaire. That’s a lot of money, right? Now let’s say you’re a billionaire. That’s a lot more money! But how much more? Think of all those dollars as seconds on a clock. A million seconds would total 11 days – but a billion seconds equals nearly...
| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMy mother is a Black woman. But when I had to place her in nursing home care in 2016, I intentionally chose a home in a largely white community. Why? Because she was more likely to survive there. Let me explain. After President Trump’s recent COVID-19 hospitalization,...
| Oct 21, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWant to know where the 2020 presidential election is heading? Don’t obsess about the polls. Pay attention to tax lawyers and accountants. These experts in reducing rich people’s tax bills understand what many Americans still haven’t quite fathomed: The nation’s...
| Oct 14, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedFor family farmers like Hans Breitenmoser, the odds of catching COVID-19 on the job are slim. Social distancing is not exactly a challenge when you’re farming more than 1,300 acres in rural Wisconsin. But Breitenmoser is one of many Wisconsin farmers who are showing...
| Oct 7, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe warmest and fuzziest phrase in the political folklore of American capitalism? “Family-owned business”! These few words evoke everything people like and admire about the U.S. economy. The always welcoming luncheonette. The barbershop where you can still get a...
