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MAGA salivates at the chance to cut off food stamps

The Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is one of the most successful anti-hunger programs in American history. By providing food purchasing benefits to low-income households, SNAP helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries. Now, with the…
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GOP health care cuts will hurt kids like mine

Last week was an eventful week for my family. The week began for us at a Moral Monday press conference on Sept. 29 outside of GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office in Louisville, Kentucky. We were there as mourners, accompanied by…
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The dangerous symbolism of the Trump coins

Contrary to popular belief, Julius Caesar was not the first living leader to put his portrait on a coin. A couple of others beat him to it, including Persia’s Darius the Great. But the Roman emperor was the first to…
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How to celebrate Halloween, Martha Stewart style

In the inaugural Halloween episode of “Martha Stewart Living,” Martha Stewart attends a lavish Halloween costume party, dressed as a many-plumed bird, at an equally lavish, albeit eerie, castle in the Hudson River Valley. As clips of Stewart getting ready…
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The battle over Ben & Jerry’s soul

In 2000, Ben & Jerry’s made headlines following a bombshell acquisition by Unilever, the multinational global consumer goods company headquartered in London, England. The partnership came with big hopes and promises. Together with Unilever, the Vermont-based brand would fortify its…
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