Tag: Commentary
Establish a financial footing early
As Rhode Island students are settling into a new college year and recent grads are embarking on their first full-time jobs, with these big...
Avoiding the costliest strike in U.S. history
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union and UPS have agreed on a new five-year contract that boosts wages and guarantees more air conditioning in...
Integrate computing: A path to computer literacy
Despite the growing demand for computer science skills in professional careers and many areas of life, K-12 schools struggle to teach computer science to...
Providence’s tax proposal is responsible and necessary
Inflation and increased costs, the likelihood of a recession and pandemic-era federal funds drying up are just some of the challenges facing Providence and...
Tax code must be changed to spur innovation
Here in New England, we are proud of our region’s reputation as a global innovation hub. Our region is home to some of the...
Be your own trailblazer
When media icon Barbara Walters passed away in December, I was taken by how her death impacted me. Walters was a pioneer in the...
Remove FDIC cap to prevent future panic
We learned the hard way in 1932 that a crisis in confidence, which could be sparked by baseless rumors, could create a bank run...
The cautionary tale of ‘Dilbert’ and his creator
Dilbert, the put-upon chronicler of office life, has been given the pink slip.
On Feb. 26, Andrews McMeel Universal announced that it would no longer...
Corporate use of tax havens skyrocketing
About a decade ago, the world’s biggest economies agreed to crack down on multinational corporations’ abusive use of tax havens. This resulted in a...
Effective altruism a growing charitable movement
Effective altruism is an intellectual and charitable movement that aspires to find the best ways to help others. People dedicated to it rely on...
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