| Apr 10, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyTax Day is here. What’s in your return? According to a new poll, only 17 percent of Americans say they’re paying less in taxes this year, despite the GOP’s promises that the huge tax cuts they passed were for the middle class. Tax returns due April 15 are the...
| Mar 12, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBeware of the specter of socialism! Anytime a politician proposes a wildly popular idea that helps ordinary people, a few grumpy conservatives will call them “socialists.” Propose to reduce college debt, help sick families, or ensure the super-rich pay their fair...
| Dec 20, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyEach New Year’s, my wife and I indulge one of our favorite traditions: the household purge. We scour our closets for stuff that’s just taking up space, quietly draining our home’s energy, and move it along. I can’t recommend it enough. This year, America’s doing the...
| Oct 22, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedNot too many romantic comedies have a major character who goes bankrupt paying the health care costs of a loved one with dementia. Although millions of American families can relate to this financial strain, it’s not typical rom-com material. But that’s what happens to...
| Oct 1, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedWhile Americans were transfixed by Senate hearings over Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged sexual assaults, House Republicans quietly passed another enormous tax handout for the wealthiest Americans. Round one of this giveaway cost $2 trillion. Round two is even bigger —...
