| Feb 1, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyCliff Carlton was the 10th of 11 children and one of three still living at home when his father, a coal miner, died unexpectedly at 67. Only his dad’s Social Security benefits, along with vegetables from the family’s small farm in southwestern Virginia, kept the...
| Mar 9, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWhy are so many employers struggling to find workers right now? One reason is the unprecedented federal backlog of work permits for immigrants. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency that issues these permits, is sitting on 1.4 million...
| Sep 23, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP FeaturedAs the election draws near, Donald Trump and Mike Pence are campaigning across Ohio, Michigan, and the rest of the Midwest, making big claims about “bringing back” jobs. I have one question for them: Why does the Trump administration continue to turn its back on...
| Sep 2, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFirst, the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take the court in their playoff game against the Orlando Magic. Then other teams followed suit, leading to a three-day wildcat strike in the National Basketball Association. The Bucks were protesting the police shooting of Jacob...
| Jun 29, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAt first, we had no masks. The plan for social distancing was chaotic at best, nonexistent at worst. Hundreds of angry customers were clamoring to get in. And there I was, working the floor of a big box store during a pandemic. It was all hands on deck as COVID-19 hit...
