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Celebrating Juneteenth With Bold New Ideas

Celebrating Juneteenth With Bold New Ideas

| Jun 14, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThis op-ed was originally published on June 19, 2019. We’re reprinting it to mark Juneteenth in 2022. One day in late June, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas. They carried some historic news: Legal slavery had ended some two and a half years ago...
In Need of Repair and Reparations

In Need of Repair and Reparations

| Jun 30, 2021 | Cartoon|Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyGet the full-res version here.
To Some, Reparations Are Common Sense

To Some, Reparations Are Common Sense

| Apr 21, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyA House bill to study reparations for slavery, H.R. 40, resurfaced in committee this April and is dusting up old debates about how much is owed, to whom, and who should pay. The issue can be divisive. But as a supporter of reparations, a recent Jeopardy clue (of all...
The Racial Wealth Divide Hurts the Entire Middle Class

The Racial Wealth Divide Hurts the Entire Middle Class

| Oct 23, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAmericans are more aware than ever that America has a race problem — and, more specifically, a racial wealth divide problem. As researchers from the Institute for Policy Studies and I found earlier this year, median white families are 41 times wealthier than median...
Black America’s Vanishing Wealth Is Bad for All Americans

Black America’s Vanishing Wealth Is Bad for All Americans

| Jan 30, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Rights / DemocracyWant an impossible task? Try identifying the most disturbing trend in America today. Consider the choices: Climate change denial, extreme political polarization, gun violence, etc. Those are just the ones on the national radar. Here’s one that isn’t, but needs to be:...

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