2,000 workers die from extreme heat every year. As temperatures rise, we need federal standards for water breaks, shade, and other basic protections.
The Paradox of Progress for Black Americans
This is the best economy for Black Americans in generations., but that’s not enough to close the racial wealth divide on its own.
This is the best economy for Black Americans in generations., but that’s not enough to close the racial wealth divide on its own.
If We Want Better Care, We Need a Better Tax Code
If the wealthiest paid their fair share, we could easily fund better child care, elder care, and health care for the rest of us.
If the wealthiest paid their fair share, we could easily fund better child care, elder care, and health care for the rest of us.
America’s Nuclear ‘Downwinders’ Deserve Justice
Countless Americans were poisoned by the nuclear arms race — and their federal compensation just expired. That’s an outrage.
Countless Americans were poisoned by the nuclear arms race — and their federal compensation just expired. That’s an outrage.
Health Care for All Should Be an Election Issue
You shouldn’t have to qualify for the Olympics to qualify for free quality health care.
You shouldn’t have to qualify for the Olympics to qualify for free quality health care.
Teaching About Race Is Good, Actually. States Need to Stop Banning It.
Neither white students nor students of color benefit from laws that censor history, critical thinking, and open dialogue in the classroom.
Neither white students nor students of color benefit from laws that censor history, critical thinking, and open dialogue in the classroom.
Some Back to School Fashion Advice: Buy Less
The global fashion industry is a massive polluter and notorious for poverty wages. So let’s be conscious about our choices.
The global fashion industry is a massive polluter and notorious for poverty wages. So let’s be conscious about our choices.
The U.S. Needs a “Robin Hood Tax”
A tiny Wall Street sales tax could fund huge improvements for the rest of us.
A tiny Wall Street sales tax could fund huge improvements for the rest of us.
Mass Deportations Would Be a Nightmare
The popular GOP slogan would tear millions of families apart, including mine. It would also be a moral, logistical, and economic disaster.
The popular GOP slogan would tear millions of families apart, including mine. It would also be a moral, logistical, and economic disaster.
A False Accusation Put Me in Prison. A Safety Net Could Have Kept Me Out.
With a modest guaranteed income or child allowance, millions of families like mine could provide for themselves without turning to crime.
With a modest guaranteed income or child allowance, millions of families like mine could provide for themselves without turning to crime.
The Olympic Refugee Team Was an Inspiration — And a Tragedy
If the U.S. can do its part to help these athletes return home safely, that would beat any medal.
If the U.S. can do its part to help these athletes return home safely, that would beat any medal.
Feeling Subscription Fatigue? You’re Not Alone
In the digital era, companies use subscriptions to make you rent things you used to be able to buy. Federal regulations — and public libraries — can help.
In the digital era, companies use subscriptions to make you rent things you used to be able to buy. Federal regulations — and public libraries — can help.
AI Probably Won’t Take Your Job, but It Might Make It Worse
AI hasn’t shown that it can replace many workers — only that it can spy on them. Fortunately, workers are fighting back.
AI hasn’t shown that it can replace many workers — only that it can spy on them. Fortunately, workers are fighting back.
Our Tax Code Rewards Corporate Price Gouging. Next Year, We Can Change That.
The Trump tax cuts set off a wave of corporate profiteering that never “trickled down” to the rest of us. Soon we’ll get a chance to fix that.
The Trump tax cuts set off a wave of corporate profiteering that never “trickled down” to the rest of us. Soon we’ll get a chance to fix that.
Public Transit, Our Bulwark Against the Climate Crisis
This summer, climate disasters are all around us. With bold investments in transit, we can rapidly cut emissions — and make life better for all of us.
This summer, climate disasters are all around us. With bold investments in transit, we can rapidly cut emissions — and make life better for all of us.
Semiconductor Jobs Are Coming. Here’s How to Make Them Good
We need stronger guardrails to make sure companies don’t blow our tax dollars on stock buybacks and sky-high CEO pay.
We need stronger guardrails to make sure companies don’t blow our tax dollars on stock buybacks and sky-high CEO pay.