| Jul 21, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThis month, millions of families in the United States will see hundreds of dollars in their bank accounts that weren’t there before. It’s so rare for our government to give unrestricted cash to ordinary families that some are wondering what the catch is. But...
| Jul 14, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyRemember the Everlasting Gobstopper from Willie Wonka’s chocolate factory? Designed for children “with very little pocket money,” it lasted forever, never got smaller, and was perpetually flavorful. There’s a non-fiction equivalent, except it’s only for billionaires....
| Jun 23, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyRecently leaked data revealed that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and several other U.S. billionaires have paid zero federal income taxes in some past years. This has Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell up in arms — but not because of what the scandal reveals about our...
| Jun 16, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedHere’s a thought-provoking bumper sticker: “The system is fixed. We must break it.” This thought came into vivid focus recently when a new report by ProPublica revealed that a nest of preening multibillionaires — led by the likes of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Michael...
| May 26, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured“Outrageous,” screeched the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “It doesn’t feel fair,” whimpered a top corporate executive. The wailing by those who run corporate America is not for the plight of the workaday families who’ve seen their incomes stagnate and even plummet to zero...
