| Jan 13, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyDonald Trump won’t be around forever. But the political crises his attacks on democracy have caused will outlive his one-term presidency. For one thing, the nearly 150 congressional Republicans who supported his attempted coup will probably remain in office, even...
| Dec 22, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThis holiday season, struggling families and businesses came close to getting a lump of coal from Congress. Only just before Christmas, as critical relief programs were about to expire, did lawmakers manage to pass a $900 billion aid package. The deal is a welcome...
| 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...
| Oct 22, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|HP SubfeaturedWhen I attended President Trump’s October 13 rally in Des Moines, I was disgusted by the lies I heard. Trump likes to brag about how many jobs he’s created. He likes to claim that he’s fulfilled his promise to be the “the greatest jobs president that God had ever...
| Oct 21, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn this year’s vice presidential debate, Senator Kamala Harris reiterated Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s rejection of a fracking ban, despite her earlier call for one when she was a presidential candidate. “I will repeat, and the American people know, that Joe Biden...
