| May 18, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedAmid the ongoing atrocities in Ukraine, rising gas prices, and the existential threat of climate change, policymakers in Washington have a long list of crises to address. But there’s one step that could help mitigate all of them: reducing our dependence on oil — and...
| May 4, 2022 | Economy / BusinessToday, CEOs of big corporations are playing the tricky “Inflation Blame Game.” Publicly, they moan that the pandemic is slamming their poor corporations with factory shutdowns, supply chain delays, wage hikes, and other increased costs. But inside their board rooms,...
| Apr 27, 2022 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThough corporate America would like us to believe otherwise, the retail prices of essential goods like food and energy are not set by simple supply and demand. In large part, they’re determined by the corporate cartels that have vanquished their competitors — and Wall...
| Mar 9, 2022 | Economy / BusinessRepublican politicos are all over Joe Biden for failing to stop inflation. Perhaps you wonder, though, what these squawkers would do if they were in charge. No need to wonder — just look back to 1974, when Americans were being pummeled by price spikes that topped 12...
