Economy and Business
Good News About the News
Community-minded nonprofits are rescuing local papers from predatory corporate owners.
Another Chance to Reduce Child Poverty
My story is proof that public programs can help kids escape poverty. Now lawmakers have a chance to help more kids get out.
A Bittersweet Milestone for the Anti-Poverty Movement
Two years after the first payments went out, what have we learned from the prematurely abandoned Child Tax Credit expansion?
Housing Is a Human Right — We Need to Recognize It
Housing is fundamental to every person’s life, health, and security. Our government should start treating it that way.
What Decades of Social Work Taught Me About Poverty
Not one person I’ve ever met wants to be poor, sick, disabled, struggling, or on the receiving end of public assistance programs.
Cannabis Laws Are Changing. Drug Testing Must Change Too.
Adults who consume alcohol legally and responsibly outside of work aren’t penalized by employers. It should be no different for marijuana.
Young People Can’t Sit on the Sidelines on Social Security
Young workers struggling to save amid high rents and student debt will pay the biggest price for cuts. Here’s how to prevent them.
Cultivating the Next Crop of America’s Farmers
America’s farmers are aging. To avoid a crisis, we need to lower the economic barriers of entry for young farmers.
End Legacy Admissions
Giving priority admissions to well-connected families has long been a form of “affirmative action” for the rich.
A Tale of Two Tragedies at Sea
Why should lost billionaires get an international rescue effort while hundreds of refugees are left to die at sea?