Tag: Op-Ed
Future of energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts
The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation’s power grid. Ending these...
In this environment, investors need to be aware, prepared
This summer, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, which has a primary goal of permanently extending provisions of...
New student loan limits could damage career plans
As millions of student loan borrowers settle into the school year, many are stressed about how they’ll pay for their degrees. These students may...
Ending taxes on home sales would be no help to most
Not long after U.S. housing prices reached a record high this summer – the median existing home went for $435,000 in June – President...
Why aren’t companies speeding up investment? There’s a new theory
For years, I’ve puzzled over a question that seems to defy common sense: If stock markets are hitting records and tech innovation seems endless,...
The cost of fewer foreign students coming to U.S.
American college campuses are buzzing with the familiar routine of students getting settled in classes and dorms.
One new trend, though, is emerging.
An estimated 30%...
U.S. capitalism is being remade by state power
Is the Trump administration trying to reshape American capitalism? Recent moves by Washington, such as taking a 10% share of semiconductor maker Intel Corp.,...
NextGen Acela arrives as rail faces uncertain future
When former President Joe Biden unveiled his $1.9 trillion infrastructure plan in 2021, he found the perfect place to go public: Philadelphia’s 30th Street...
Give more R.I. workers a stake in the companies they help...
Labor Day is about honoring hard work. But this year, parades and barbecues can’t mask the fact that many workers feel left behind. Gallup’s...
States building AI guardrails in absence of strong federal rules
State legislatures are where the action is for placing guardrails around artificial intelligence technologies, given the lack of meaningful federal regulation. The resounding defeat...
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