| Sep 20, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedThe United Auto Workers (UAW), a union of nearly 150,000 workers at America’s “Big Three” automakers, are on strike. On the face of it, UAW’s demands sound audacious. They’re calling for a 46 percent pay raise and a four-day workweek, among other things. But in the...
| Nov 3, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyIt was called “Striketober.” While politicians in Washington bickered over infrastructure, jobs, and the social safety net, unionized workers across the heartland went on strike to get their fair share directly. At one point in October, over 90,000 unionized workers...
| Dec 17, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedBaseball had an exciting year — breakout stars, a major cheating scandal, a seven-game World Series. And now it’s capping off the year with a disastrous idea from the owners. Led by the Houston Astros — the same Astros mired in scandals over cheating and domestic...
| Aug 6, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedThe mechanics of wealth building are fairly simple. Save more than you spend, invest those savings to generate more money. Lather, rinse, repeat. There’s one big problem for younger people trying to do this: The rules are rigged against them. Here are five facts...
| May 28, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedMajor League Baseball has a problem on its hands: Teams are making record revenues thanks to massive regional cable deals. But more than ever, those teams aren’t signing players. They’re becoming cheapskates. Take, for example, Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel....