This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The federal government provides a wide range of subsidies to boost the production and consumption of biofuels. Over several decades, Congress has enacted special tax breaks, direct grants, government-backed loans…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As family philanthropists, it’s difficult to read headlines about abuses at wasteful, extravagant nonprofits without feeling the urge to look suspiciously at the expenses of groups that seek our support.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ever since the rise of the Occupy Wall Street movement in September 2011, intellectuals and politicians have sought to blame rising income inequality for a host of economic, social, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a society, we care deeply about narrowing achievement gaps and helping students who struggle academically, and this is reflected in education policy conversations. However, academically advanced students are left…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) released a report claiming that E-Verify lowered unemployment rates in states that implemented it. FAIR’s report is deeply flawed. The first section of this blog…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By early February, two weeks after Trump’s inauguration, activists had created nearly 4,000 local chapters of Indivisible, an organization designed to pressure members of Congress. That same month, two Bay Area…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, the WNBA’s Seattle Storm announced that it would host a “Stand With Planned Parenthood” event at its July 18 home game. Support would include a donation of $5…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Washington’s new paid family and medical leave policy makes me proud of my state. It’s not just the groundbreaking policy, which fills a need for every worker in Washington. It’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Collectively, arts and culture enable understanding of the past and envisioning of a shared, more equitable future. In disinvested communities, arts and culture act as tools for equitable development—shaping infrastructure,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For more than a decade, a glitchy and unaccountable algorithm has been making life difficult for America’s teachers. The good news is that its reign of terror might finally be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress find themselves in a position they never wanted to be in: heading into the August recess having failed to repeal and replace the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Elected officials, policymakers, advocates, and others around the country are making grade-level reading by the end of third grade a priority. The Campaign For Grade-Level Reading works with child and…