Waking up from the American Dream

The promises of the American Dream are broken.

Hard work and grit no longer guarantee prosperity. Too many people are no longer able to meet their basic needs through work.

Why We Are Thinking BIG

It’s hard to ignore the storms brewing on the horizon. Automation and AI are totally disrupting our already tumultuous job market. Climate change and over-consumption threatening the world we pass on to on to our children. We are watching a loss of civic cohesion and community bonds…

Chasing the Ghosts of Growth

“Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.”

— The Late Philosopher and Economist Kenneth…

Localism Keeps the Hudson Valley Current

Known in the community for their 10-cent wings nights and happy hour specials, I knew I had to visit the recently revitalized pub and grill Hot Shotz when I returned to my hometown in the Hudson Valley.

Tech is Amazing; Tech is Terrible

The role of technology in our lives is under hot debate. What would…

Caring about Caregiving

We don’t accurately value what is important to people. Whether from age, illness, or disability, millions of Americans — 40 million, in fact — take on the responsibility of caring for their loved ones’ changing needs.

Far afield from jobs

Seemingly endless corn and soybean fields stretch out on either side of all the roads heading out of my hometown in rural Illinois. Row after row of perfectly planted crops become a blur at highway speeds yet, until the corn gets too high, you can see someone if they are standing up in a…

The Medallions Around Our Necks

Why the Medallion Crisis will spread to the rest of us

We’re driving off the edge of a cliff in a big yellow taxi, and our policymakers won’t take their foot off the gas.

U.S. PIRG’s Zero Hunger Campaign Aims to End Food Insecurity

Throughout my years as an undergraduate at the College of William & Mary, I was devoted to activism. I joined the executive board of the NAACP in my first semester of college and later became a leader in Black Lives Matter…