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Colleges Should Teach Financial Literacy

K.L. Allen

Young Voters Face Too Many Barriers

Laura W. Brill

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Graduate Education Should Be a Launchpad, Not a Liability

With Grad PLUS loans off the table, we have the chance to forge a new path forward for students.

Making Space for New Insurance Options

Why AI Makes the Liberal Arts Invaluable

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Mature Hollywood Is in the Limelight

Invest in Gun Safety Research

It’s Time To Rethink College Internships

Education

Browse commentaries deliberating the latest topics in K-12 and higher education.

Making Graduate Education Affordable

Colleges Should Teach Financial Literacy

Young Voters Face Too Many Barriers

Why AI Makes the Liberal Arts Invaluable

It’s Time To Rethink College Internships

AI Will Never Be a Shortcut for Learning

How To Beat the College Enrollment Cliff

Higher Education Must Fight Back

Nursing Students Need Loans Too

How to Develop AI-Proof College Grads

Why Trump’s ‘Compact’ Violates the Law

Bilingual Education Is Vital to America

How To Support Black Men in College

Meet College Students Where They Are

School Choice Helps Students Succeed

How Parents Can Cope With College Stress

How To Conquer the Career Readiness Gap

The Endowment Tax Is Bad Public Policy

College Early Decision Is a Bad Deal

Google AI ‘Cheat Button’ Deserves an ‘F’

Meritocracy’s Back in College Admissions

Muslim College Students Are Scared

Why Trump’s Compact Is Bad for Colleges

When Campus Political Speech Isn’t Free

5 Ways to Build Your Network at College

Colleges Must Reject a Devil’s Bargain

School Vouchers Waste Taxpayer Money

Why Universities Are Being Targeted

If Harvard Can’t Fight Back, Who Can?

How College Student Aid Just Got Easier

What Jewish Americans Think About Trump

International Students Fuel the Economy

College Students Aren’t Who You Think

The College Landscape: Show Me the Data

Don’t Use School Kids As AI’s Lab Rats

AI Isn’t the Enemy to Learning

AI Is the New Space Race We Need to Win

Jewish Students Shouldn’t Have to Hide

Is Harvard Suppressing Free Speech?

How Colleges Can Teach Fact From Fiction

A Green College Campus Relieves Stress

Colleges Make America’s Economy Great

Could AI Crush the Ivy League?

Who Decides What Values AI Teaches?

Trump Is Destroying American Science

For Gen Z, College Isn’t What It Was

Gen Z Isn’t As Anxious As They Think

What Trump Really Wants from Colleges

Could Trump Fix the College Debt Crisis?

Is AI Making Us Dumber?

Why College Is Still Worth It

Can Faith Fuel Academic Freedom?

How Trump Is Hurting Jewish Students

Columbia’s Delusional and Dangerous Deal

AI Is Changing Work. Get Ready to Adapt.

Don't Blame Schools for Bad Test Scores

Do College Students Really Need Majors?

Don’t Destroy Harvard in My Name

AI Is Coming for College Kids’ Jobs

Foreign Students Make America Great

Want to Make America Great? Here’s How.

Trump Cuts to Science Will Cost Lives

Why College Students Need Pell Grants

How to Make College Worth the Price

Don’t Close the Door on Chinese Talent

Trump is Wrong on International Students

Head Start is Worth Every Penny

Catholic School Ruling Is Misunderstood

What Trump Doesn’t Get About Harvard

Put the 10 Commandments in Schools

Trump Is Right to Go After Harvard

Free Speech – But Don't Offend Us

Teachers Don’t Know How to Grade

The Right Way to Appreciate Teachers

Ending Head Start Could Help Families

Why Students Need to Know Cursive

Antisemitism Lurks in College Classrooms

College Decision Day Has High Stakes

Don't Subsidize Private Schools

How to Have it All in Your Career

Harvard Stepped Up. It Took Too Long.

Supreme Court to Review LGBTQ+ Books

How We Are Fighting Back at Tufts

Higher Ed Fixes Both Parties Should Like

College Presidents Must Speak Out

Universities Are Not the Enemy

Where Are the Free Speech Warriors Now?

We Don’t Need No Education (Department)

How to Curb Students Gambling on Sports

Public Schools Are In Ruins – Literally

Why We Need the Education Department

Less College, More Success

We Need AI Education

Another Day, Another School Shooting

Why Does Gen Z Glorify Socialism?

How to Solve the Soaring Cost of College

Can McMahon Wrestle Education?

We Can Help Struggling College Students

The GOP Has Embraced Cancel Culture

Blurring Church and State in Schools

Juneteenth and Teaching Black History

What the Freedom to Marry Campaign Can Teach Middle East Peacemakers

Reading, Writing and Conflict Resolution

Class of 2024, We’ve Endured COVID and Conflict on Campus. We’re Ready for Life.

Don’t Be Fooled By 'School Choice.' It’s a Trojan Horse for Privatizing Education.

The Failed Legacy of Brown v. Board

University Commencements Must Go On

Why Universities Turn to the Police to End Protests

This College Decision Season, Let’s Make ‘Undermatching’ a Thing of the Past

Supporting Black Women in Higher Ed

Schools Must Meet the Literacy Challenge

Colleges Must Foster Civil Debate

MBA Programs Fail to Attract Women

Higher Education on the Edge

Competing to Heal Our Political Divides

Schools Must Maximize COVID Relief Funds

Schools as Health Hubs for LGBT Students

A College Investment Never Depreciates

The Entrepreneurial Value of Higher Ed

Supporting First Gen College Students

Academia Must Condemn Hamas Attacks

Unleashing Ed Tech’s Learning Potential

AI in the Classroom

Why Skills Matter in a Tough Job Market

The Value of Digital Career Experiences

Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity

Teaching About Racism in History

Expand Support for Youth Mental Health

Affirmative Intervention for Equity

Supporting Working Adults in Higher Ed

How Parents Can Tackle the Digital Age

More Than One Path to School Readiness

Critical Race Bans Across the U.S.

Advisers Aid Rural Students in Missouri

Health

Experts discuss the challenges plaguing health care and medicine in the U.S. and around the globe.

Making Space for New Insurance Options

Invest in Gun Safety Research

Our Infants Need the Hepatitis B Vaccine

Lower Costs at the Price of Innovation

Vaccines Are Already ‘Made in America’

Longevity Shouldn't Just Be for the Rich

Autism Misinformation Endangers Us All

We Must Invest in Women’s Health

Nursing Students Need Loans Too

Why AI Can’t Replace Therapists

How AI Can Improve Patient Experience

How the Shutdown Harmed Healthcare

How To Get Doctors in Underserved Areas

Don’t Let Congress Cut Off a Lifeline

Without SNAP, Millions Will Go Hungry

Fact Check: Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism

mRNA Saves Lives. We Can’t Abandon It.

Why Veterans’ Housing Is In Danger

How to Save Billions on Health Care

Tylenol Isn’t Dangerous. Bad Advice Is.

A $100,000 Visa Will Cripple Healthcare

RFK’s MAHA Report Is the Wrong Medicine

Health Insurers Are the Good Guys

Could AI Lift Up an Unsung Profession?

The FDA Is Endangering Pregnant Women

How RFK Jr. Is Endangering Children

A Green College Campus Relieves Stress

Why AI Therapy Can Be Deadly

How to Close the Pharmacy Access Gap

Everyone Deserves a Dignified Death

Gen Z Isn’t As Anxious As They Think

How Insurance Delays Can Turn Deadly

Why Your Health Care Costs Are Going Up

Abolish Private Health Care

We Need to Fix Organ Donation

How Medicare Fuels the Doctor Shortage

The Coming Eldercare Catastrophe

Social Media Isn’t the Culprit

Why Was I Shamed for Wanting a Cesarean?

How Health Insurance Fuels Inflation

Congress Is Devastating Rural Health

Death By a Trillion Cuts to Health Care

AI Shouldn’t Decide Health Coverage

How to Reduce Drug Costs

The Health Care System's Original Sin

Trump Cuts to Science Will Cost Lives

The Medical Debt Trap Needs to End

The Downsides of Medical Testing

The Georgia Abortion Ban Travesty

A Big, Beautiful Work Requirement

Time for Real Talk About Prostate Cancer

Your Health Depends on Strong IP

Tariffs on Medications Are Madness

Our Health Depends on Vaccine Truth

RFK Jr. Is Wrong About Autistic People

Medicaid Work Requirement Won't Work

How to Make America Healthy

Jail Doesn’t Treat Mental Illness

How to Cope With Trump-Induced Anxiety

HHS Cuts Will Make America Unhealthy

The War on Cancer Needs Trump

I Was on Medicaid. We Must Reduce Costs.

How to Curb Students Gambling on Sports

The Cost of DOGE Traumatizing Workers

What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About Ozempic

How to Solve America's Drinking Problem

The Lessons of the COVID, 5 Years On

Why Nurses Face So Much Violence

Want to Cure Cancer? Don’t Cut the NIH.

Vaccines Save Kids' Lives

Medicaid and Medicare Cuts Cost Lives

GOP Budget Cuts Should Start With This

How RFK Jr. Could Fix Health Care

Don't Look Away From Kids With Cancer

Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Trump Voters

Why Trump Shouldn’t Silence Science

How Trump and RFK Jr. Can Boost Vaccines

RFK Jr. Is Not What the Doctor Ordered

Another Day, Another School Shooting

We Have Seen the Mental Health Crisis Up Close. We Can Fix This.

To Fix Health Care, Follow the Money

How to Stop Insurance Denials

Helping the Grieving Over the Holidays

How to Change Vaccine Skeptics’ Minds

Make America Healthy Again? Not With Pot

Medicare is Breaking – We Must Fix It

What TV Dating Shows Don’t Show On Air

What RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz Need to Tell Us

RFK Jr. Is a Danger to America's Health

Should You Dump Friends Over Politics?

Vapes Were Cool. Now I’m a Teen Addict.

How to Save Millions of Lives

To Save a Life, Call 988

Hawaii Governor: How to Fix Health Care

How to Detect Cancer Early

We Must Guard Patients From Cyberattacks

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Health

Abortion Rights – and Wrongs – in a Divided America

Limit – Don't Take Away – Social Media

Ozempic on Trial: A New Lawsuit Could Challenge More Than Popular Weight Loss Drugs

DEI in Medicine Is About Life and Death.

The Supreme Court Puts Us All At Risk

They Save Our Lives. We Must Save Theirs

America's Tragic Maternal Mortality Rate

Florida’s Abortion Ban Endangers Lives

Boosting Children’s Mental Health

Discontinued Inhaler Devastates Families

Changing Maternal Health Outcomes

More Support for Doctors’ Mental Health

Vaccines Save Kids' Lives

Youths Combat the Mental Health Crisis

Ending the Sale of Menthols

Nursing Home Staffing Rules Need More

A Corporate Culture of Mental Well-Being

Supporting the Labor of Pregnant Women

New Male Birth Control Options

‘Price Setting’ Drugs Is Not Enough

TikTok Isn’t TikDoc

What Is Hurricane Storm Surge?

This School Year, Ensure Vaccine Access

Health Insurance Barriers Disrupt Care

Diversity in the Doctor’s Office

Improving Maternal Care in the U.S.

Employee Wellness as an Imperative

How Wildfire Smoke Harms Humans

Let’s Improve Black Maternal Health

Texas ACA Ruling Risks Preventative Care

The Plight of Unpaid Caregivers

Pregnancy Fairness for Female Surgeons

Watch Out: Understanding Elderly Falls

‘Silent’ Endometriosis Isn’t Silent

Trauma and Addiction Go Hand in Hand

CEOs Should Stand Against Gun Violence

War Is a Public Health Problem

Private Equity and Local Communities

The Hidden Crisis in Primary Care

Careers & Leadership

Explore the world of work today and the leadership that keeps it turning.

Science & Technology

From climate to COVID-19, experts take on the scientific issues affecting the world today.

AI Has an Antisemitism Problem

Why AI Can’t Replace Therapists

How AI Can Improve Patient Experience

How the U.S. Can Win the Global AI Race

mRNA Saves Lives. We Can’t Abandon It.

How Social Media Fans Political Violence

Don’t Use School Kids As AI’s Lab Rats

AI Isn’t the Enemy to Learning

AI Is the New Space Race We Need to Win

Why AI Therapy Can Be Deadly

Could AI Crush the Ivy League?

Who Decides What Values AI Teaches?

Trump Is Destroying American Science

Skip the Beef, Save the Planet

AI Shouldn’t Decide Health Coverage

Want to Make America Great? Here’s How.

Trump Is Taking Away Our Data

Trump Cuts to Science Will Cost Lives

The Downsides of Medical Testing

I Work in Tech and I'm Afraid of AI

Disasters Are Coming. Relief Isn’t.

AI Is Helping Iran Track Women

An Airline Disaster Waiting to Happen

Pope Francis’ Earth Day Legacy

Why ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Will Destroy Us

Why America Should Fear Elon Musk

We Need AI Education

Why Trump Shouldn’t Silence Science

China’s AI Leap Forward Alters Tech

How Social Media Fractures Our Attention

How to Prepare for a Fiery Future

Why I Wrote the TikTok Law

What the TikTok Case Is Really About

Why TikTok's Sale Is Urgently Needed

Trump EPA Pick Will Harm the Environment

Neuroscience Explains Our News Fatigue

AI Jesus? Tech Can’t Replace Religion.

Yellowstone Is Under Threat – From Us

Congress Must Protect Kids’ Lives Online

Kids Need Online Education, Not Bans

Fast-Fashion Brands Need a Dressing Down

Don’t Vote for Climate Disaster

Get Ready for More Deadly Hurricanes

Sen. Chris Coons: Stop the Deepfakes

Will You Vote for the Climate?

Why Do We Feel Mixed Emotions?

Saying ‘Climate Crisis’ Doesn’t Help

Yes, Your Car Is Spying On You

We Must Guard Patients From Cyberattacks

Biden, Trump and AI

Get Ready to Embrace Panda-monium

Scarlett Johansson Raises Her Voice for All of Us on AI

AI and Human Understanding

Tell a New Story on Climate Change

Economics, Policy & Politics

Read expert analysis on hot-button issues.

Vaccines Are Already ‘Made in America’

How to Develop AI-Proof College Grads

How the Shutdown Harmed Healthcare

How the U.S. Can Win the Global AI Race

Don’t Let Congress Cut Off a Lifeline

Without SNAP, Millions Will Go Hungry

The Endowment Tax Is Bad Public Policy

Why the American Dream Is Out of Reach

Why Trump’s Compact Is Bad for Colleges

Rent Prices Are Forcing Gen Z Back Home

Colleges Must Reject a Devil’s Bargain

A Hostage Father on the Future for Peace

Why Veterans’ Housing Is In Danger

School Vouchers Waste Taxpayer Money

Why Universities Are Being Targeted

If Harvard Can’t Fight Back, Who Can?

What Jewish Americans Think About Trump

International Students Fuel the Economy

Tylenol Isn’t Dangerous. Bad Advice Is.

A $100,000 Visa Will Cripple Healthcare

The U.N. Deserves More Credit

How Social Media Fans Political Violence

Jewish Students Shouldn’t Have to Hide

Is Harvard Suppressing Free Speech?

Curing the Gun Violence Epidemic

RFK’s MAHA Report Is the Wrong Medicine

Health Insurers Are the Good Guys

How RFK Jr. Is Endangering Children

Parents Need Affordable Child Care

Colleges Make America’s Economy Great

How to Help More People Buy Homes

Helping the Next Generation Buy Homes

AI’s Potential Comes With Human Risks

Could Trump Fix the College Debt Crisis?

Firing the Fed Chair is a Terrible Idea

As Boomers Retire, Workplaces Suffer

Why Your Health Care Costs Are Going Up

How America Can Lead the AI Revolution

How Trump Is Hurting Jewish Students

Columbia’s Delusional and Dangerous Deal

Trump's Refugee Moves Hurt Americans Too

How a Third Party Could Break Through

Trump's Threat to Make Unpaid Work Worse

Trump’s Budget Will Kill the Economy

Social Media Isn’t the Culprit

Don’t Destroy Harvard in My Name

The Tax Bill That Ate the Middle Class

Foreign Students Make America Great

This is Not How to Make America Safer

How to Fix Trump's Tax Law for the Poor

The Big Beautiful Bill's Unsung Virtue

How Health Insurance Fuels Inflation

Congress Is Devastating Rural Health

Why It Pays to Support LGBTQ Rights

Trump Is Sending American Jobs Overseas

Why Remote Work Is Better for Families

Death By a Trillion Cuts to Health Care

Want to Make America Great? Here’s How.

Should PBS and NPR Get Federal Funding?

Trump Quietly Rolls Back Gun Laws

Why We Need the Biden Investigation

Trump Is Taking Away Our Data

When A Kid Dies, How Did They Get a Gun?

Trump’s Bill is Big But So Not Beautiful

Talk Politics. Even If You Disagree.

Trump Cuts to Science Will Cost Lives

Trump Plays With Fire in Los Angeles

Troops in L.A. Have a Tragic Precedent

3 Questions: Do Tariffs Bring Back Jobs?

The Medical Debt Trap Needs to End

The Real Reason for Trump’s Travel Ban

How to Stay Sane in These Troubled Times

A Tax Bill That Feeds the Rich

The Best Way to Fight Trump

Celebrate Pride By Visiting Red States

Red States Rely on PBS and NPR Stations

The Cost of Being Jewish

Tariffs Show America Trump Cares

Disasters Are Coming. Relief Isn’t.

3 Questions: Is Owning 30 Dolls Good?

Trump is Wrong on International Students

The Georgia Abortion Ban Travesty

Head Start is Worth Every Penny

The Democratic Party Is Dying, Literally

Tesla’s Board Needs to Rein in Elon Musk

Medicaid Work Requirement Won't Work

Catholic School Ruling Is Misunderstood

Put the 10 Commandments in Schools

A Big, Beautiful Work Requirement

History May Be Kind to Biden, Eventually

What Trump Doesn’t Get About Harvard

Thwarting Trump with Activism

The Biden Coverup Needs a Full Airing

Trump Is Right to Go After Harvard

Who Loses in Trump's Pro Bono Law Scheme

What We Can Learn from Poland

Congress, Clean Up This Corrupt Cesspool

Mr. President, Having 30 Dolls Is Good

An Airline Disaster Waiting to Happen

The Trump Voters With Buyer’s Remorse

How Trump Could Get a 3rd Term

Why Is This Harvard Scientist Locked Up?

Trump Could Ruin His Own Mideast Wins

Trump’s Business Trip to the Gulf

Your Health Depends on Strong IP

A President Can’t Accept a Free Plane

How Democrats Can Turn This Mess Around

Tariffs on Medications Are Madness

Ending Head Start Could Help Families

Why Is Elon Musk Killing This Program?

Antisemitism Lurks in College Classrooms

Our Health Depends on Vaccine Truth

Pete Hegseth Needs to Go

FCC Attack Dog Wages Trump’s Media War

We Democrats Should Give Trump This Win

A Key Trump 100 Days Achievement

Judge’s Arrest Sends a Chilling Message

Don't Subsidize Private Schools

RFK Jr. Is Wrong About Autistic People

Trump Has Failed His Latino Voters

Canada Shows Trump Policy Backfiring

Trump’s 100 Days Report Card Is Not 100

Trump’s Fed Threats Damage the Economy

History Will Remember Who Rolled Over

How to Make America Healthy

Jail Doesn’t Treat Mental Illness

Harvard Stepped Up. It Took Too Long.

Who Makes America Great? Volunteers.

Americans Can't Afford U.S.-Made Goods

Supreme Court to Review LGBTQ+ Books

Would Trump Deport a Young Pope Francis?

What’s Next for Catholics After Francis?

Trump’s Latest Weapon: The IRS

How We Are Fighting Back at Tufts

How to Cope With Trump-Induced Anxiety

How the GOP Can Stop Losing on Abortion

Higher Ed Fixes Both Parties Should Like

Could Gay Marriage Be the Next Target?

The Need for Chaos That Fuels MAGA

The Tax Hike Looming After Tariffs

College Presidents Must Speak Out

Passover Reminds Us to Defend Freedom

Trump Aims Tariffs at a Non-Problem

The Save Act Risks Your Right to Vote

Trump Isn't Policing Our Border Police

Trump’s Uncharitable War on Philanthropy

What Trump Doesn’t Get About Tariffs

Trump Is Right to Go After Tesla Vandals

Don’t Let Trump Erase Black History

Trump Makes Life Hard for JD Vance

Why Trump Is Targeting Big Law Firms

Trump’s Doomed Tariff Gamble

Universities Are Not the Enemy

Where Are the Free Speech Warriors Now?

HHS Cuts Will Make America Unhealthy

Hegseth's Message to Military Families

The War on Cancer Needs Trump

Hillary Clinton Is Vindicated

Signal Scandal Shows Trump Doesn’t Care

Why Elon Musk Is Badgering Voters in the Badger State

Trump’s A-Team: Moe, Larry and Curly

Why Annexing Greenland May Not MAGA

How to Reclaim the Climate Change Fight

The Freckled Face of Book-Ban Censorship

To Win, Democrats Need a Steve Bannon

Transphobia & the Authoritarian Playbook

Trump Sees No Women of Courage

Schumer Saved the Democrats

I Was on Medicaid. We Must Reduce Costs.

We Don’t Need No Education (Department)

The United States of Corruption

The Cost of DOGE Traumatizing Workers

The Democrats' Huge Mistake

What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About Ozempic

Trouble in Trumpland

Trump’s Abuse of Immigration Powers

NYC Needs Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Foreign Students Get the Midnight Knock

Bye, EPA. Hello, Dirty Air and Water.

Don’t Count on The Courts to Stop Trump

Why ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Will Destroy Us

How Trump Silenced Washington

Why Flying Is Still Safe

To Stop Fentanyl, Fix a Trade Loophole

Why We Need the Education Department

How We Saved USAID Last Time

Trump Channels Castro in Congress Speech

Democrats Have No Answer for Trump

Apparently, Democracy Dies in Daylight

Trump Courted Latinos in Spanish, No Más

Trump’s Ticking Time Bombs

Want to Cure Cancer? Don’t Cut the NIH.

Medicaid and Medicare Cuts Cost Lives

GOP Budget Cuts Should Start With This

Who’s Against Peace? Trump, Apparently.

From Shirley Chisholm to Kamala Harris

We Didn’t Vote for Trump to Be King

How Trump is Weaponizing the Law

The Pope is David to Trump’s Goliath

How Trump Can Boost the Working Class

Why Trump Took Over the Kennedy Center

How RFK Jr. Could Fix Health Care

Morality and the Oval Office

Trump’s War to Silence the Press Is Real

Is Justice Dead in America?

What Would Ben Franklin Say to Elon Musk

How to Stop Making Cents

Conservatives Can’t Blindly Follow Trump

America Is Not a Capitulation Nation

Why America Should Fear Elon Musk

Why USAID Made America Great

USAID Failed in This Key Way

Trump & Musk Are Destined for a Breakup

Democrats, Get Your Act Together

Why Trump’s Funding Freeze Is Illegal

Where Tariffs Will Hit Hardest

Trump Can’t Ban Birthright Citizenship

Trump Is Building His Own Deep State

Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Trump Voters

How Trump and RFK Jr. Can Boost Vaccines

RFK Jr. Is Not What the Doctor Ordered

What Trump Gets Wrong About Remote Work

Trump Is Right About Tariffs on China

Where Trump Is Right on DEI

What the Hegseth Vote Tells Us

Jan. 6 Pardons Will Bring Catastrophe

Trump Is Already Making America Greater

Trump’s 'Golden Age’ Mirage

How to Constrain Trump

States Must Fight for DEI

What Trump’s Inaugural Will and Won’t Do

Pam Bondi: Loyal to Trump or to the Law?

The Oligarchy Starts on Monday

How Social Media Fractures Our Attention

Why I Wrote the TikTok Law

Trump Is the Biggest Winner

What the TikTok Case Is Really About

Why TikTok's Sale Is Urgently Needed

Trump’s Plans for the First 100 Days

How to Do DOGE Right

Pedaling a Bike in a Ferrari Economy

How to Stop Insurance Denials

Trump Can’t Whitewash Jan. 6 Via Pardons

Can Liberals Take a Joke?

Trump EPA Pick Will Harm the Environment

Neuroscience Explains Our News Fatigue

Memo to Trump: Stop Annoying U.S. Allies

New Year’s In Jail: Innocent But Poor

Lives That Left a Mark on Our Politics

Jimmy Carter’s Slow Burn to Greatness

Execution Is Inhumane. We Must End It.

A Republican Victory – and Warning Signs

The Legal Power Trump Could Abuse

Luigi Mangione Is No Robin Hood

Trump Mocks ‘Losers’ – Then Rewards Them

Why Trump Has No Mandate

Trump’s Cabinet Will Make America Great

Harris’ Loss Can’t Be Blamed on Latinos

How Biden Sabotaged His Own Legacy

Will Trump Reverse LGBTQ+ Rights?

Why Trump Wants to Gut the ‘Deep State’

Why Biden's Pardon Was Wrong

Biden Was Right to Pardon His Son Hunter

How to Talk Politics at Thanksgiving

Why Tulsi Gabbard Is Unfit and Dangerous

Why Join the ‘Xodus’ and Fly to Bluesky?

Welcome to Canada, American Refugees

How Pete Hegseth Is Wrong About Me

Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid

How to Stop Trump Before He Starts

Trump’s Crypto Bump: Should You Invest?

Treat Trump Like a Toddler in Training

What RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz Need to Tell Us

What ‘Your Body, My Choice’ Tells Women

Trump’s Return is Garland’s Fault

RFK Jr. Is a Danger to America's Health

A Lone Abortion Clinic Fights the Odds

Money Didn’t Buy Trump the Election

Trump's Cabinet Picks Are a Disaster

Democrats Still Don't Get It. Here's Why They Lost.

Your Access to Birth Control? Be Afraid.

Trump’s Vow to the Christian Right

America Needs a Smooth Transition

The United States of Retribution

Why Black and Latino Voters Chose Trump

Did Election Polls Get it Wrong Again?

A Funeral for Us Never Trumpers

Democrats, We Have Soul-Searching To Do

So What’s the Next Move, Democrats?

I Voted for Harris. Trump Won. Whatever.

How to Stop Another Jan. 6

Not Another Do-Nothing Congress

Why I'm Voting for Donald Trump

Why I'm Voting for Kamala Harris

I Was In the Capitol When It Was Stormed

Here's How To Get Politicians to Listen

Former GOP Governors: Your Vote Is Safe

It’s Not Just Swing States That Matter

Trump Will Destroy Religious Freedom

How Much Does Your Vote Count?

The Most Depressing Election in 50 Years

Don’t Vote for Climate Disaster

Why Trump’s Tariffs Are a Terrible Idea

Democracy Dies Without Local News

3 National Security Election Wild Cards

Should You Dump Friends Over Politics?

5 Reasons Jewish Voters Should Nix Trump

What Could Be Finer Than to Win Carolina

Jill Stein is Helping Donald Trump

U.S. Is Not Alone in Abortion Backslide

When Women Vote, Women Win

Fixing the ‘Sandwich Generation’ Crunch

To Win, Harris Needs More Latino Votes

There’s a Fix to Childhood Poverty

I Helped Create a Monster

Could They Steal the Election?

President Bush, Put Country Over Party

Get Ready for More Deadly Hurricanes

Trump’s 2024 Election Cheat Sheet

'Pink Slime' Wants to Sway Your Vote

What Vance and Walz’s Debate Faces Said

Midwest Voters Want Clean Energy Jobs

Showdown for Tim Walz and JD Vance

A Broken Justice System Ruins Lives

Bribery, Fraud and Eric Adams’ Ruin

Why Trump Brings Crazy Pols to the GOP

The Choice We Face as Jews in 2024

Ex-Military Leaders: Trump Endangers Us

Can Money Buy Love in Pennsylvania?

Why Voting By Phone Could Save Democracy

Thank the Fed for a Soft Landing

Can Polish Americans Swing the Election?

When Lies Threaten Lives

How Happiness May Be Reshaping Politics

Trump’s Smokescreen Economics

Trump Is Wrong on Crime in Cities

Will Swifties Go for Harris?

Taylor Swift’s September Surprise

Heroes of 9/11? The Deep State

Trump v. Harris: High School Rules

Score the Debate Like the Olympics

Save Your Soul, Skip the Debate

Harris-Trump Debate: Last Chance Saloon

Harris Wins the Debate if She Keeps Cool

No, They Can’t Steal the Election

Trump Disrespects Vets – Again

Could a Swing State Halt the Vote Count?

We Want You … to Be a Poll Worker

The GOP Circus Thinks You’re a Sucker

It’s the Housing Crisis, Stupid

New Candidate, Same Old Agenda

Harris Made Her Case at the Convention

Can Harris Break the Glass Ceiling?

Don't Take Jewish Voters for Granted

Walz Makes America Funny Again

Beware the Kamala Harris Sugar High

Ban Stock Trading for Congress

Biden's Roller Coaster Ends on Top

Hubris at the DNC?

It’s Time to Admit Execution Is Inhumane

For Whom Do the Polls Toll?

Tim Walz Goes Along to Get Along

Why Republicans Should Support Harris

Trump Plays the Race Card on Harris. Expect Him to Play a Full Hand as the Campaign Goes On.

The Swap That Almost Didn’t Happen

Harris Skewers Trump: Say It to My Face

Trump's Immigration Plan: An Economic Loser and Job Killer

I Ran the DEA, and a Woman Ran My Security Detail

Lawyers Must Act to Save Our Democracy

New Candidate, Same Election Integrity

The GOP Has Embraced Cancel Culture

A Hollowness On Display in Gen Z

Secret Service Under Fire

How Party Conventions Pick Nominees

Stop Fussing: It’s Time for Kamala

Kamala Harris Can Beat Trump

The Veep Who Would Become President

Even As Tempers Flare, Be Civil at Work

Biden's COVID, Trump Attack Make History

Trump 'Is Reagan in Reverse'

What Would Benjamin Franklin Do?

An Immigration Fix That’s Working

The Only Way to End Violent Rhetoric Is to Stop Rewarding it at the Ballot Box

Trump Was Reckless With Classified Docs

A Darker, Gloomier and Trumpified GOP

Donald Trump is No Christian Martyr

Vance Gives Trump Youth and Obedience

Assassination Attempt Tests Democracy

After the Shooting, Trump’s VP Pick Is More Important Than Ever

Trump Shooting Makes Him Stronger, Channeling Alpha Males Back to Teddy Roosevelt

Shooting Pushes Us Toward 'Civil War'

Youth Are Turned Off by the 2024 Election. We Can Still Engage and Mobilize Them.

Don't Fall For Trump's Lies on Abortion

What Exactly Is Wrong With Kamala Harris

Jill Is the Only One Biden Listens To

A Presidential Goodbye

Biden Can Save His Legacy - But He Must Act Before It’s Too Late.

Shootings Often Spike Around the Fourth of July. We Can Do More to Combat Gun Violence.

Faux Patriot Donald Trump Embraces the Flag, Not July Fourth Values

Why the Upside-Down Flag Disrespects the Values of July Fourth

Civil Rights Have So Much Further to Go.

The Supreme Court Undermines Democracy

Want a Strong Economy? Business Needs to Defend the Integrity of Our Elections

Supreme Court is Worsening Homelessness

Banning Care for Trans Folks is Wrong

The Trump-Biden Debate Was a Disaster

Biden’s Best Hope is That Voters Forget Last Night

Lawmakers Must Act Now on Gun Violence

Congress is Debating Defunding the UN Today. It’s a Terrible Idea

We Got Millions of Low-Income Students and Families Online Before Funding Expired. Restoring It Is Essential.

Censorship? Nope. The Supreme Court Just Upheld the Rule of Law

The True Tale of the JFK-Nixon Debate

Trump is Leading National Polls. Ignore Them.

Immunity or No Immunity, That is the Question

High-Stakes Election, Low-Stakes Veep

Trump’s Enablers Put the Country at Risk

All the President’s Relatives

Deesha Dyer: From 'Imposter to Insider'

Why We Made a ‘People’s Bid’ to Buy TikTok

For Biden to Win He Needs to Go Negative

Artful Dodger: Trump Plays the System

Trump Never Should Have Been Prosecuted.

Even if He’s Guilty, Trump Could Be Acquitted. Justice Would Still Be Served.

We Must Do More to Curb Veteran Suicide

What Would Plato Say About Justice Alito’s Flags?

Florida’s Abortion Ban Endangers Lives

We Gave Weinstein a Fair Trial

Pennsylvania’s Primary Problem

Using Trees to Fight Climate Change

What Independent Voters Mean for 2024

Revamping Census Disability Measures

Protecting Medication Abortion Access

Toward Semiconductor Gender Equity

Why Congress Should Invest in Child Care

A Rallying Cry for a Rational Middle

Ending Child Hunger in the U.S.

Super Tuesday Isn’t So for Independents

Congress Must Curb AI Abuse

Georgia Prosecutor Must Waive Privilege

Capping Political Spending

How Much Does Age Matter to Voters?

The Dangers of Politicizing Impeachment

Who Will Save Corporate Real Estate?

Survey: Being Trans in America

Connecting Across Political Lines

Biden’s Drone Attack Response Options

Countering Military Extremism

Addressing Fossil Fuel’s Safety Threats

Navigating Politics and a Pandemic

WIC Risks Reduced Healthy Choices

Replacing Columbus Day

End the War on Remote Work

The True Meaning of Labor Day

An Attack on Democracy

Engaging the Tech Private Sector

The Supreme Court and LGBTQ Rights

The Indian Child Welfare Act Survives

Energy Regulation and Climate Justice

Women in the Skilled Trades

Should Governments Ban TikTok?

A Brief History of Debt Ceiling Crises

How Utah Gets Things Done

How Fast Can We Stop Earth from Warming?

Social Media Regulation and Minors

World

Voices from the across the globe take on foreign affairs.

A Hostage Father on the Future for Peace

The U.N. Deserves More Credit

Trump's Refugee Moves Hurt Americans Too

This is Not How to Make America Safer

Why You're Safer in Kyiv Than in Chicago

The Real Reason for Trump’s Travel Ban

Poles’ New Leader May Be Bad for Europe

AI Is Helping Iran Track Women

Trump Must Save Israel from Netanyahu

What We Can Learn from Poland

How to Save the UN from Trump

What Is Putin's Endgame?

Why Is This Harvard Scientist Locked Up?

Trump Could Ruin His Own Mideast Wins

Trump’s Business Trip to the Gulf

Pope Leo Will Follow Francis’ Footsteps

Time to Reckon With Our Embrace of Nazis

How Trump Can Stop an India-Pakistan War

A Win-Win U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal

Canada Shows Trump Policy Backfiring

Why Trump Needs the United Nations

Americans Can't Afford U.S.-Made Goods

What’s Next for Catholics After Francis?

Trump’s Iran Nuclear Talks Are a Gamble

Trump Aims Tariffs at a Non-Problem

What Trump Doesn’t Get About Tariffs

Hillary Clinton Is Vindicated

Signal Scandal Shows Trump Doesn’t Care

Why Annexing Greenland May Not MAGA

Why Trump Cutting Aid May Help Sudan

How USAID Saved My War-Torn City

A Diplomatic Window Is Closing for Iran

Why Greenland Wants Independence

How We Saved USAID Last Time

Trump Is Giving Russia All the Cards

Trump Tells Zelenskyy the Ugly Truth

How Trump Could Make a Good Ukraine Deal

Who’s Against Peace? Trump, Apparently.

Musk's Dangerous German Election Move

How Trump's Gaza Plan Could Save Lives

The Two-State Solution Is Dead

How Arab Israelis Are Rebuilding

Why USAID Made America Great

USAID Failed in This Key Way

Where Tariffs Will Hit Hardest

What Gazans Need Trump to Do

My Husband Is Home From Hell in Gaza

Trump Is a Man With a Panama Canal Plan

China’s Adoption Ban Hurts Kids

Trump Is Right About Tariffs on China

From TikTok to RedNote, China Is Winning

Rethinking How We Teach the Holocaust

How ‘America First’ Puts America Last

Canada Doesn't Want to Be the 51st State

Why the Hostage Deal Went Through

How to Help U.S. Business Supply Chains

Ending the Genocide in Sudan

Why Trump Says He Wants to Buy Greenland

How Trump Brought Down Trudeau

Memo to Trump: Stop Annoying U.S. Allies

New Year’s Predictions: the World in 2025

Holidays of Hope for Hostage Families

The U.S. Must Not Abandon Syria

Leave Syria to the Syrians

How Marco Rubio Could Change Cuba

South Korea Needs Answers on Martial Law

A Dictator's Out. What's Next for Syria?

Why I Feel Hopeful About Lebanon

Welcome to Canada, American Refugees

How Ukraine Can Still Win the War

Trump Won. Has Ukraine Lost?

Could Trump Turn Out to Be Great for Ukraine?

How Trump Will Fix the Middle East

3 National Security Election Wild Cards

‘Complicated’ Path After Sinwar’s Death

Trump Threatens U.S. Allies, Not Enemies

Many Died. We Lived. How Do We Move On?

My Hope for Peace After Hamas

A Year Later, Bring the Hostages Home

How to Fight Antisemitism After Oct. 7

How to Support Palestinians

Africa Deserves Seats at the UN Table

Ex-Military Leaders: Trump Endangers Us

A Summer of Discontent in Nigeria

How Putin Weaponizes Religion

Is a Gaza Cease-Fire Close?

Terrorists Are Getting Younger

We Can’t Abandon Afghan Women

Beware Another Supply Chain Crisis

A Perilous Path in Bangladesh

People Power Comes to Venezuela

Venezuela Needs Free and Fair Elections

Olympics As Sustainability World’s Fair

Former U.S. Diplomat Says 'Silly Season' in U.S. Politics Isn’t Helping Us on the World Stage

How to Trump-Proof NATO

It’s Not Just About You, America

The Far Right Made Inroads in the European Elections, But There Is Time to Stem the Tide

China is Erasing the Memory of the Tiananmen Massacre. We Can’t Let Them.

Hong Kong’s Freedom is Being Crushed.

Raisi’s Death Unsettles Iran but Opens a Window for De-Escalation

As Iran’s Regime Jockeys for a New Leader, Stand With Iranian Women

I Oversaw Successful Wartime Relief Operations. Here’s What’s Going Wrong in Gaza.

My Brother is a Hostage in Gaza

Is Aid to Ukraine Too Little, Too Late?

U.S. Risks Wider War in the Middle East

To Be Pro-Palestinian, Be Anti-Hamas

Hamas Destruction at What Price?

Pregnancy in a Gaza Hospital

3 Endgame Options for Israel

Leaders Shouldn’t Be Silent on Israel

Delivering Aid Into Gaza

A History of Deception

America’s Bear Hug to Israel

Corporate Execs Must Do More About China

Israeli Intelligence and Hamas' Attack

Where Countries Agree and Disagree

America: United We Stand

What Erdogan's Win Means for Turkey

Turkey’s Presidential Race, Explained

The Chaos in Sudan, Explained?

After 20 Years, Is Iraq More Free?

Religicide and the War on Women’s Bodies

Strengthening Financial Integrity

Hearing Checks In the Dominican Republic

China’s Clampdown on Cram Schools

COVID Threatens World Stability

Inventing a New Social Contract

Assessing Trustworthy Rhetoric

Virus May Harm Gender Equality

Coronavirus’ Threat to Medicine Supply

Coronavirus and Pollution

Coronavirus' Potential to Devastate Africa

Battling the Coronavirus

Protecting Displaced People

Culture & Trends

From sports to celebrity events, experts take on the cultural goings-on in the world today.

Mature Hollywood Is in the Limelight

Skip the Beef, Save the Planet

Why It Pays to Support LGBTQ Rights

Why Remote Work Is Better for Families

Why You're Safer in Kyiv Than in Chicago

Should PBS and NPR Get Federal Funding?

For Father’s Day, Give Dads Paid Leave

When A Kid Dies, How Did They Get a Gun?

How to Stay Sane in These Troubled Times

Celebrate Pride By Visiting Red States

Red States Rely on PBS and NPR Stations

3 Questions: Is Owning 30 Dolls Good?

Why Old Moms Are the Best

How To Save Hollywood

3 Questions: Is Tech Ruining Language?

Free Speech – But Don't Offend Us

Sleepaway Camp Is Hard for Parents, Too

Pope Leo Will Follow Francis’ Footsteps

Why Pope Francis Must Be Sainted – ASAP

Technology Is Saving English

Pope Francis’ Earth Day Legacy

Would Trump Deport a Young Pope Francis?

Why I Welcome the U.S. Religious Revival

Ed Sheeran's Gift to Iranians

Feminism Didn't Win in Space Today

Passover Reminds Us to Defend Freedom

Parenting Is Forever Now

Don’t Let Trump Erase Black History

How Successful Leaders Should Give Back

How to Reclaim the Climate Change Fight

The Freckled Face of Book-Ban Censorship

Trump Courted Latinos in Spanish, No Más

What’s Next for Catholics After Francis?

From Shirley Chisholm to Kamala Harris

The Pope is David to Trump’s Goliath

Why Trump Took Over the Kennedy Center

China’s Adoption Ban Hurts Kids Like Mine

What Trump Gets Wrong About Remote Work

Love Him or Hate Him, Trump Is Back

Why Does Gen Z Glorify Socialism?

Can Liberals Take a Joke?

Eat, Pray, Leave: How Travel Healed Me

Why Parenting Shouldn’t Be Perfect

Parents Need College Stress Relief, Too

AI Jesus? Tech Can’t Replace Religion.

Why ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Endures

The Nostalgic Tale of the Christmas Card

Please Don't Call It 'Chrismukkah'

A Lonely Christmas Eve, Thanks to Trump

Luigi Mangione Is No Robin Hood

There’s No Game Like the Army-Navy Game

Not Pregnant - and Not in a Holiday Mood

Saying 'Literally' Metaphorically Is OK

A Year Defined By 'Brain Rot' and 'Brat'

What TV Dating Shows Don’t Show On Air

Why Cash Is King

The Healing Power of Giving Thanks

Washington’s Thanksgiving and Ours

How to Talk Politics at Thanksgiving

Why Join the ‘Xodus’ and Fly to Bluesky?

Welcome to Canada, American Refugees

Fast-Fashion Brands Need a Dressing Down

What ‘Your Body, My Choice’ Tells Women

How Gangs Infiltrated Mormon Country

What Emmy-Winning TV Says About Us

Will Swifties Go for Harris?

Taylor Swift’s September Surprise

Save Your Soul, Skip the Debate

How D&D Made Me a Conservative

MAGA Hats, DNC Bling Make History

What's in a Sport? Breaking's Debut

Olympics Boxing Outcry Misses the Mark

CeCé Telfer's Fight for Trans Rights

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