| Jan 27, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedEvery week, millions of us walk into a Walgreens drugstore without giving it a second thought. Maybe we should. Walgreens perfectly encapsulates the long-term economic trends of the Trump years: top corporate executives pocketing immense paychecks at the expense of...
| Jan 20, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedLate last year, Congress allowed federal mandatory emergency paid leave benefits to expire. That left millions of American workers more vulnerable to catching — and spreading — COVID-19. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, passed in March 2020, required...
| Jan 13, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWhile the world is reeling from the pandemic and American democracy faces a profound crisis, corporate lobbyists have been focused on making taxpayers subsidize lavish lunches for wealthy executives. Their work paid off in the 11th-hour COVID-19 relief deal Congress...
| Dec 16, 2020 | Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAmong the many lessons learned in this year’s election, one standout is that Latino voter turnout showed the power of extensive, culturally competent voter education and outreach. And in Georgia, we will soon discover whether progressive candidates have learned these...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyProbably the most under-reported story of the year has been how Mitch McConnell is holding Americans hostage in exchange for letting big corporations kill Americans without any consequence. Mitch took you and me hostage back in May, when the House of Representatives...