Right now, the federal loan program won’t pay for many job training programs, even if they lead to great jobs. The answer is “short-term” Pell Grants to provide a pathway to the middle class.
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On LGBTQ Rights, the Supreme Court Punts Yet Again
The Justices are distracting the public with narrow opinions that leave no side satisfied, just like those old Magic 8 balls. Soon, they’re going to have to make a decision.
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The Endurance of the Mediocre Man and Male Privilege
Who speaks for the undeserving male meritocrat? A study finds he gets protected in finance but, cheer up, the day of the mediocre woman is coming.
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Trash the Runway? The Ultra-Fast Fashion Industry Can Be an Environmental Mess.
How entrepreneurs, academics, and regulators are trying to make clothing more green.
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Would Progressives Sink an Infrastructure Compromise?
How Democratic Presidents from LBJ to Obama have bribed, seduced, and badgered their members into dropping their opposition to signature proposals.
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It’s Not Bipartisan Infrastructure Negotiation. It’s Time-Wasting Sabotage.
Lindsey Graham is making headlines today by promising to be the latest Senator to support a “bipartisan” infrastructure deal in the Senate. There is no reason to believe he–or any other Republicans involved in these supposed “negotiations”–is acting in good faith. There is every reason to think that, just as happened with the Affordable Care […]
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The Semiconductor Crisis Is a Failure of Modern Capitalism
It may require new answers.
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Can American Cities Make the Case for a Universal Basic Income?
As the feds rollback Covid-19 income supports, more municipalities are experimenting with guaranteed income programs. An interview with the woman leading the movement.
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Radical Conservatism Is Killing American Religion
How right-wing religious leaders are trying to conquer the world even if it means losing their souls.
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How to Get the Covid Vaccine to the Entire World
Getting patent waivers is essential and so is making the vaccine manufacturers share their expertise with generic companies.
