Small businesses benefit when wages rise
Author Zoe Willingham argues that raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would raise incomes for 32 million Americans, which in turn would boost consumer spending and support small businesses.
Voters Strongly Back Federal Assistance for Those in Need
A comprehensive new survey of American voters finds widespread support for anti-poverty programs and new steps to improve economic security of working families.
Opinion: Trump’s conviction would finally complete the transfer of power
Ben Hatt describes why the Senate impeachment trial served as an opportunity to extinguish any attempt to delegitimize the Biden presidency.
The military must not settle for being a microcosm
Asha Padmanabhan argues that, in light of the involvement of some military personnel in the January 6 insurrection, service members must work hard to hold themselves and each other to a higher standard.
To address climate change, the SEC should require corporations to disclose more information about their risks
Authors Andres Vinelli and Tyler Gellasch argue that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must modernize its rules around climate risk disclosures and financial regulations in order to provide investors and the public with complete, comparable, and reliable information to make informed decisions.
Biden Has Set the Tone on Immigration, But Will He Deliver for Me and My Family?
In this personal article, Claudia Flores looks at how federal immigration policy affects families like her own and how the Biden administration needs to deliver on promises made during the campaign.
Biden Must Rally Europe to Stand Up to Putin
Max Bergmann and Edward Fishman urge the Biden administration to work with its European allies to pressure the regime of Vladimir Putin.
Raise the minimum wage—and stop subsidizing corporations that underpay their workers
Lily Roberts argues that as the country moves toward a post-pandemic economic recovery, a minimum wage increase would both benefit workers and boost the economy.
Economic Think Tanks’ Letter to Congressional Leaders on the COVID Rescue Package
Leaders from six economic think tanks urge congressional leaders to provide robust economic support in the next relief package to help the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Community colleges have a big local impact — they deserve local funding
Author Marcella Bombardieri explains how community colleges—which largely serve low- and middle-income students—have been weakened by years of underfunding and argues that they need local funding.
Requiem for a Zombie Pipeline
Ari Drennen writes about President Biden's effort to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline.
White supremacy will not end overnight — will another Trump impeachment help?
Ben Hatt explains how the conviction of former President Donald Trump in a U.S. Senate impeachment trial can signal a commitment to comprehensive change.
Gun acquisition in Mexico 2012–18: findings from Mexico’s National Crime Victimization Survey
Eugenio Weigend Vargas and Carlos Pérez Ricart write about gun acquisition in Mexico.
Why Linda Thomas-Greenfield Is A Great Pick for the UN
Gordon Gray writes about why Linda Thomas-Greenfield is the right choice for next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Trump fueled conservative Christian power. But with Biden and Warnock, that can change.
Guthrie Graves-Ftzsimmons and Maggie Siddiqi write about what the deep-rooted faith of Sen. Raphael Warnock and President Joe Biden means for the rising coalition of religious progressives.