How To Have a Plastic-Free Holiday Season
December 10, 2025 | Our world is awash in plastic and Americans are sick of it. Fortunately, you can have a plastic-free — or plastic-light — holiday season.
Articles by Sonali Kolhatkar
If People Are Going Hungry, Why Can’t We Feed Them?
December 3, 2025 | As Congress slashes SNAP, more states need to step up to fill in the gap.
AI ‘Friends’ Are a Big Joke — At Our Expense
October 15, 2025 | Most Americans think technology is making us lonelier. Big Tech’s solution? Be friends with your tech.
RFK Threatens a Century of Medical Progress
October 1, 2025 | The antivaxxer-in-chief may lead us back to an era of long-eradicated diseases.
Let’s Fund Real Public Safety, Not ICE
August 27, 2025 | We should be funding schools, health care, and education, not $50,000 signing bonuses for ICE agents.
Why Assisted Living Facilities Are in Crisis
July 30, 2025 | As Americans live longer, there’s a greater demand for assisted living facilities. But they need to be well-regulated and well-funded.
Regulate AI — for the Sake of Our Jobs, Brains, and Planet
July 2, 2025 | The more we learn about AI, the clearer it becomes that we need to regulate it.
Immigrants Are a Boon to Society
June 25, 2025 | Even in purely economic terms, immigrants are a gift to the United States. That’s why we all need a more just immigration system.