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America’s Future Depends on a Permanent, Expanded Child Tax Credit
The Expanded Child Tax Credit deserves to live well beyond the COVID crisis and serve as the foundation for our future efforts to combat childhood poverty, equipping our next generation with the tools to navigate a century of obstacles and opportunity.
Masks: Saving Lives, But Harming the Earth
The expanded development and deployment of high-quality reusable masks and biodegradable disposables can further public health goals while protecting the environment from pandemic-induced pollution.
Three Holistic Policies for Tackling Environmental Degradation
Policymakers should pay special attention to policies that can work synergistically to tackle many sustainability issues at once, including water sustainability, ecosystem protection, and climate change mitigation.
Problems Arise in the Bipartisan Support for Big Tech Regulation
The recent Facebook outage and allegations of wrongdoing have put Big Tech back on the political agenda. However, clear ideological differences between parties show that regulation is still a long way off.
The Balanced Budget Amendment is a Terrible Solution to the National Debt Problem
The balanced budget amendment would enact a permanent austerity policy on the U.S. and represent an overwhelming conservative victory in the fight to shape the nation’s economic system.
The World Needs a Global Protocol for Climate Refugees
Climate refugees remain virtually invisible in the international community, with no recognition or legal definition for those displaced by natural causes. These refugees will continue to suffer without formal recognition under international law.
Climate Change and its Impact on Gulf Coast Housing Markets
As climate migration begins, the housing market has started to feel its repercussions, leading to the displacement of many residents within Gulf Coast cities. This shifting demand has been fueled mainly by one hot commodity: elevation.
Rural Communities Fall Through the Cracks of Bad Infrastructure
By Michelle Kumar — Elected officials must push for more infrastructure funding to ensure rural communities have equitable opportunities for growth that only the proper infrastructure can provide.
Job Training and Community Colleges Can Combat Future Unemployment
With threats of future mass unemployment intensifying, 70% of jobs now require some postsecondary education. The U.S. needs to increase its number of skilled workers to insulate the country from an unemployment catastrophe.
The People’s Response Act: Prioritizing Public Health in the Justice System
A transformation of policing to center public health and safety will deliver more equitable criminal justice outcomes, and more importantly, save lives.
N.B.A. — No Bad-Mouthing Allowed
Amid growing opposition to China’s repressive policies, the NBA is attempting to balance their players’ and associations’ voices with millions of fans while playing nice with the CCP and profiting from China’s lucrative market.
India Walton — An Electoral Anomaly or An Ideological Paradigm Shift?
India Walton’s campaign is a wake-up call. The U.S. needs political parties that are responsive to the needs of constituents. We need change, and we need more people like Walton running for office.
