The United States of tax havens
The United States, where countless corrupt billionaires and dictators have stashed their loot, is not a single tax haven, but many separate tax havens.
In steep decline: Body blows to America’s vaunted, quality higher education
Once the world’s best, U.S. higher education staggers, with no easy fixes.
What happened to the party of limited government?
The Republican Party now poses a clear and present threat even to the values it once espoused.
The super-rich have taken almost all of it
The very richest Americans seem far removed from the notion of shared prosperity that could have made us a nation to be envied.
Does mundane, Democratic small ball make sense against war-like Trumpian nullification?
Good intentions fall short against foes indifferent to morality, law, science, disease, suffering, even the compassion that Christianity honors.
Why American workers want Congress to deliver an infrastructure bill
It all starts with the infrastructure bill. Millions of Americans eager for better lives expect Congress to push it over the finish line.
Science Committee hearing: ‘Accelerating Deep Space Travel with Space Nuclear Propulsion’
New systems using solar power are being developed—past the current use of thin film such as Mylar for solar sails.
The Democrats in DC promised consequential racial justice reform—where is it?
The message to Black Americans expecting more progress has largely been to wait—for a better political opportunity, for the racial wealth gap to widen, for another Black American to die at the hands of the police.
The biggest infrastructure project of all: Rebuilding a crumbling US government
The most important part of an infrastructure program would be to restore the principles of ethics and morality into the minds of our Congressional representatives.
Okay to be #2 – Lessons for America and China
The geopolitical rivals need to abandon the obsession to be #1, prioritize sustainable growth, focus on cooperation, and find a way to defuse the escalating tensions.