| Apr 2, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI know how it feels to be hungry and homeless. That’s why after work, I drive around town and pick up leftover food from restaurants, schools, grocery stores, and special events. My fellow volunteers and I set up in a big parking lot in our downtown to make this food...
| Mar 19, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyNo matter who we voted for, no one wants to see our grandparents forced onto the street, our schools without teachers, or our babies dying because there are no more hospitals. Yet all of these things will happen in the United States if deep cuts to essential programs...
| Mar 5, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedCEO pay has been skyrocketing for years now, fueled in part by tax cuts for corporations and ultra wealthy individuals. That’s not just unfair to ordinary workers or taxpayers — it’s dangerous for our entire economy. I’ve seen firsthand how these CEO pay practices...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedWhen I was growing up, I was taught that only lazy people asked for “handouts” from the government in hard times. But I’ve learned public assistance isn’t a handout at all — it’s a service our tax dollars pay for. We purchase these promises in good times so we have...
| Jan 22, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs President Trump takes office, one of his first agenda items is to slash taxes on corporations and the rich. The results will be more inequality and less revenue for the programs Americans rely on. The good news? States can make their own tax codes more equitable....
