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Big Tech Steps Up

Going forward, tech companies will need to begin taking a much more proactive approach to regulating dangerous and untruthful speech before the consequences of inaction spill into the streets.

Stop the Sensationalist Slogans

A rambunctious slogan does not invite the repelled to search for the truth, nor does it inspire even the softest spark of self-education within them.

Racial Reckoning within the Classroom

Although more than half of American public school students are non-White, much of the current curriculum still omits any discussion of present-day racism in America, reinforces racist ideas in textbooks and glorifies Confederate heroes.

Getting Back on Track

As an essential driver of greener urban environments and increased socioeconomic mobility, public transit cannot be left to flounder in the face of cratering ridership and mounting expenses; it would be detrimental for American cities and their residents to abandon the promise of mass mobility on transit as they work to build a cleaner, healthier and more equitable future.

Virtually Alone: Remote Learning for Students with Special Needs

Education systems around the world have been buffeted by this crisis, and advocates worry that the scramble to find stopgap solutions could leave students with disabilities gravely vulnerable.

A Green Deal for American Workers?

Labor organizers and climate activists alike are encouraging the incoming Biden administration to join its international peers and transform America into a green economy while providing support to its blue-collar workers in need of relief.

The Case for “Low-Skilled” Immigration

As the daughter of “low-skilled” immigrants, I hope to convey what has always been abundantly clear to me: that the well-being of foreigners matters, and that low-skilled immigrants add so much value to the economy and our lives.

SpaceX and Blue Origin: Where Do We Go From Here?

The 2020s decade could end up being a pivotal one in the future of outer space exploration and more specifically the role that private companies will play in that dynamic.

New Republicanism

Is a racially diverse, working-class oriented, climate-conscious, youth-engaged, women-led and suburbanly-polished party grounded in cross-cutting conservatism a future for the GOP? Perhaps.

A Progressive Call to Arms: Laboratories of Democracy

During these frustrating circumstances, we now must call upon the laboratories of democracy. If the federal government is unable to pass or sufficiently implement policies that increase the welfare of the people, the onus must be on the states to pass such policies instead.