Target’s new smile policy disrespects its employees — and the shoppers who left
Target’s new 10-4 policy requires employees to smile at customers. That won’t end a boycott that began when Target nixed its acclaimed DEI policies.
The penny was always worth more than one cent
As the last penny is minted in Philadelphia, the humble one-cent piece remains an important part of American culture and language.
Trump’s plans for more drilling off California sharpen feud with Newsom
The Trump administration’s expected announcement of plans for new oil and gas leases off California is already fueling the feud between the president and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The case for taxing billionaires is older than you think
Thomas Paine’s solution to oligarchy and extreme wealth: a wealth tax with a top marginal rate of 100%.
GOP’s Josh Hawley picks the wrong fight over ‘the party of the working class’
.@stevebenen: Sen. Josh Hawley wants the public to see Republicans as “the party of the working class.” It’s a shame reality keeps getting in the way.
Epstein in newly released emails: Trump ‘knew about the girls’
In messages sent to Ghislaine Maxwell and author Michael Wolff, Jeffrey Epstein suggested that Donald Trump spent “hours at my house” and undercut the president’s attempts to distance himself from the convicted sex offender.