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How Low-Income Voters Shaped The Midterm Elections

How Low-Income Voters Shaped The Midterm Elections

| Nov 16, 2022 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe midterm elections confirmed that in many ways, we are a nation divided. But maybe not as divided as we seem. Voters may be split on their partisan preferences. But in ballot initiatives, voters across the political spectrum ushered in a wave of significant...
Billion Dollar Franchises Are Paying Workers Chicken Feed

Billion Dollar Franchises Are Paying Workers Chicken Feed

| Aug 24, 2022 | Economy / Business|Food / FarmingAmerica’s stringent system of corporate capitalism keeps carving out new depths of worker exploitation. Take Chick-fil-A — a right-wing, Atlanta-based fast-food operation that likes to boast about following “biblically-based” principles. Like slavery? Well,...
America’s Work Ethic

America’s Work Ethic

| Oct 20, 2021 | Cartoon|Economy / BusinessGet the full-res version here.
Don’t Cut Care

Don’t Cut Care

| Oct 13, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIf President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda passes, many long-term nursing home patients could get an amazing opportunity: living at home. But as Democrats negotiate to bring down the plan’s price tag, many worry that investments in home care — and the workers who...
Farm Workers Are Dying. Blame Our Exploitative Food System.

Farm Workers Are Dying. Blame Our Exploitative Food System.

| Jul 21, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedTwo farm workers died during a recent heatwave in Washington and Oregon. While this is outrageous, it’s not unusual. Farm workers die in hot weather every year. Part of the reason is climate change — as temperatures soar, outdoor working conditions get deadlier. But...
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