| Mar 24, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityOn the morning of September 11, 2001, my colleagues and I handed out water on Lower Broadway. We were lawyers who served some of the poorest communities in New York, but quenching the thirst of stunned victims proved to be the best thing we could do at the time. In...
| Dec 19, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedA few weeks ago, I cringed when I saw this headline at a popular progressive website: “See How Well the GOP Tax Scam Is Creating Jobs? Walmart Announces Plans for 360 Robot Janitors.” It’s the same way I’ve cringed when conservative scolds taunt fast...
| Feb 7, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyI’ve always believed in government. That is, I believe there are roles in society that can be best performed by a government — to serve the people, rather than a profit motive. But I’m fed up. It’s like a crisis of faith. I’m trying to believe...
| May 24, 2017 | Economy / BusinessOn average, our economy tanks every seven years or so. By now we should have a pretty good idea of why that tanking happens, how we can protect ourselves, and what the impact will be. Unfortunately, we don’t. Recessions remain a bit like death, inevitable yet near...
| Mar 18, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyAs a teaching assistant in a class on race in the United States, I’ve probably paid more attention to the #BlackLivesMatter movement than a lot of my white peers. The professor who teaches the course here in Madison, Wisconsin — where I’m pursuing a PhD in...
