Economy and Business
About That $900 You Gave Pentagon Contractors
This tax season, I’d rather fund green jobs and disease control than jets that spontaneously combust. Wouldn’t you?
The Tom Paine Tax Plan
Over two centuries ago, Tom Paine urged our new republic to tax extreme wealth. This tax season, President Biden is picking up the call.
Drilling Down the Wrong Path
If the U.S. doubles down on fossil fuels in response to Russia’s war, the whole planet loses.
In Dire Need
How policymakers are making sure the “most vulnerable” are protected.
Lessons About Poverty in America’s Heartland
Being poor affects everything from your health to the water you drink. It can also be transformed into a powerful force for change.
Want to Ensure Marijuana Is Safe? Legalize and Regulate It
Public officials are spreading rumors about “fentanyl-laced” cannabis. These concerns are way overblown, but there is an easy solution.
There’s No Better Time to Start Kicking Our Oil Addiction
As gas prices rise, this highly profitable industry wants more drilling — not to save us money, but to profit at our expense.
Two Years In, We Need to Learn the Lessons of This Pandemic
America’s pre-existing condition when the pandemic hit was inequality. That’s not a “normal” we should return to.
Russian Roulette
Broad-based sanctions on Russia will also cause hardship in the West.
Robots are Coming for White-Collar Jobs
CEOs are speeding up the adoption of automation to replace employees once assumed to be immune from it.
