| Oct 16, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedGreta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who sparked student protests across the globe, had this to tell the UN General Assembly in New York: “People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a...
| Sep 4, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyPresidential candidates should take a pledge: The middle class should not pay one dollar more in new taxes until the super-rich pay their fair share. Already candidates are outlining ambitious programs to improve health care, combat climate change, and address the...
| Jun 4, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedWhere some of us see distressed neighborhoods — where families endure poverty and homes fall into disrepair — others see dollar signs. In fact, the Trump administration now brands them “opportunity zones,” offering tax breaks to investors who invest capital there....
| Apr 24, 2019 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyFats Domino sings: “I found my thrill, on Blueberry Hill.” Maybe, but America’s richest corporate powers know precisely where to find their thrill: On Capitol Hill. They rushed there in 2017 with a passion hotter than high school love, spewing the pheromones of...
| 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...