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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...
This Year, Voters Made an End Run Around Out of Touch Politicians

This Year, Voters Made an End Run Around Out of Touch Politicians

| Nov 10, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThis fall, in the lead-up to the midterm elections, a group of Catholic nuns, Protestant ministers, and other faith leaders caravanned around South Dakota on what they called a “Love Your Neighbor Tour.” They stopped in grocery stores, diners, senior centers,...
Census Data Proves Anti-Poverty Measures Work

Census Data Proves Anti-Poverty Measures Work

| Sep 22, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that poverty dropped notably in 2021. Amid a pandemic and widespread economic pain, this is a significant accomplishment. There are three lessons here — about government programs, about how we measure poverty, and about how far...
A Few Magnificent Things That Happened in 2021

A Few Magnificent Things That Happened in 2021

| Dec 22, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyIt would be easy to survey the end of 2021 and see another year in wreckage. There’s the pandemic that won’t end. Rising inflation. Climate disasters. A democracy that looks creakier by the day. And that was before West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin hit the brakes on...
Inflation Is Complicated, But Making It Better Doesn’t Have to Be

Inflation Is Complicated, But Making It Better Doesn’t Have to Be

| Nov 17, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedMany Americans are noticing the rising price of goods from sour cream to carburetors as politicians sound the alarm on an inflation crisis. You may be wondering what single force would cause the cost of a dairy product to go up at the same time as the cost of a car...
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