Is Eric Adams Bringing Back the Asylum? Is Eric Adams Bringing Back the Asylum?
Adams calls his new involuntary hospitalization order a “moral mandate” to “deliver for our most vulnerable.” What the policy actually delivers is an era akin to the age of the car...
Dec 7, 2022 / Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant
When It Comes to Endometriosis, “Doing Your Own Research” Might Actually Be Necessary When It Comes to Endometriosis, “Doing Your Own Research” Might Actually Be Necessary
The health care system often neglects women and people with uteruses. For those who suffer from invisible diseases, informing oneself can be life-saving work.
Nov 28, 2022 / Kate Shannon Jenkins
Civil War Isn’t on the Horizon—the Original Battle Never Ended Civil War Isn’t on the Horizon—the Original Battle Never Ended
Those in the media sounding the alarm about civil unrest are right to be worried, but popular explorations of the term “civil war” don’t go far enough.
Oct 20, 2022 / Steve Phillips
What the Government Never Learned From Puerto Rico What the Government Never Learned From Puerto Rico
Five years after Category 5 Hurricane María, Puerto Rico still wasn’t ready for the Category 1 Fiona. Why can’t federal and local governments be trusted to lead recovery?
Sep 30, 2022 / Israel Meléndez Ayala
Want to Give Israelis Seamless Travel? First You Have To Recognize Arab Americans as Americans. Want to Give Israelis Seamless Travel? First You Have To Recognize Arab Americans as Americans.
For years, the State Department has failed to protect Arab Americans from mistreatment at the Israel-Palestine border. Now’s not the time to ignore that.
Jul 5, 2022 / James Zogby
The Government’s Investigation Into a Brookings Ex-President Should Worry Think Tanks The Government’s Investigation Into a Brookings Ex-President Should Worry Think Tanks
Accepting foreign government funding may have just gotten harder.
Jun 23, 2022 / Eli Clifton and Benjamin Freeman
Is Goldman Sachs Partly to Blame for Greece’s Debt Crisis? Is Goldman Sachs Partly to Blame for Greece’s Debt Crisis?
The bank should be held morally accountable for its risky deal-making, says Reich. Nonsense, says Cohan—that's “populist demagoguery.”
Jul 23, 2015 / William D. Cohan and Robert B. Reich
The Ray Kelly ‘Shoutdown’: Free-Speech Failure or Democracy in Action? The Ray Kelly ‘Shoutdown’: Free-Speech Failure or Democracy in Action?
Was this "shoutdown" an abrogation of free speech or a necessary moment of speaking truth to power?
Nov 6, 2013 / Rania Khalek, Richard Yeselson, Jesse A. Myerson, Katha Pollitt, and OpinionNation
What’s Next for the LGBT Movement? What’s Next for the LGBT Movement?
With victory in the fight for marriage equality in sight, what should LGBT activists focus on now?
Jun 27, 2013 / Urvashi Vaid, Lisa Duggan, Tamara Metz, and Amber Hollibaugh
OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform
A fair path to citizenship, an end to deportations, a better temporary worker program, immigration reform that works for women—three activists and a policy expert talk about ...
Apr 15, 2013 / Sarahi Uribe, Kica Matos, Ai-jen Poo, and Janice Fine