No matter what happens in Tuesday's elections, support for wealth taxes keeps growing. Its justification is based on the idea that the very rich owe all of us something, and taxing their fortunes is collecting on that debt. We're told their success fuels inequality and that it's selfish of ...
As biting winds return and snow begins approach the Upper Peninsula, most of us know where to turn for our winter coats, hats, gloves and boots. But for some of our neighbors, preparing for another long, cold winter is not so simple. The cost of adequate winter clothing can be a significant burden for struggling families, and people without stable housing face even greater challenges when temperatures plunge. That is why the many efforts across the Upper Peninsula to collect and distribute winter coats deserve our support. From the Michigan State Police’s annual coat drive to the free ...
If you live long enough you hear the same promises and accusations repeated ad nauseum by politicians of both parties. They will make your life better if you vote for them. Is your life better because of a politician? I doubt it. Mine gets worse when they raise my taxes. Democrats are ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Europe is crashing out over Trump's talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin - largely because of a dirty little secret about who's really been paying for their Ukrainian largesse: Russia. Western nations found a way to make Russia pay for both sides of the ...
How many "Dan Sullivans" does an election need? One would seem plenty, but Alaska is going to the polls with two "Dan Sullivans" on the ballot — one the sitting Republican U.S. senator in a nip-and-tuck battle to save his seat, and the other a random guy whose only discernible purpose in ...
America has a deadly addiction to war. Since 1950, presidents of both political parties have sent American troops into conflicts across the globe, killed countless people, sacrificed the lives and limbs of American servicemen and women, and wasted trillions of dollars. Yet these wars have ...
