Tag: Op-Ed
Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence
When President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April 24, it started the clock on a nine-month window...
Grad rates for low-income students lag while their debt soars
A recent federal study on graduation rates for American colleges and universities shows that 40% of all students did not earn a degree or...
Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise
Wetlands have flourished along the world’s coastlines for thousands of years, playing valuable roles in the lives of people and wildlife. They protect the...
Green manufacturing boom in U.S. has a big problem
Panasonic’s new $4 billion battery factory in De Soto, Kan., is designed to be a model of sustainability – it’s an all-electric factory. When...
Is this the least productive Congress ever? Maybe
Congress has once again been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, with the current 118th Congress touted as possibly the least productive in...
Congress must act to ensure digital equity
In our 21st-century modern society, the importance of high-speed internet for every individual and household cannot be understated. Internet access enables people to search...
Wendy’s ‘surge pricing’ mess a case study in stakeholder conflict
Just two words created a publicity nightmare for fast-food giant Wendy’s: dynamic pricing.
In late February, news broke that the chain was considering charging different...
Membership on corporate boards is changing, but is it enough?
Through the decades, corporate boards have been mostly white and mostly male.
That started changing in the early 1970s. Fueled by the historic gains of...
Age-friendly colleges can improve 2nd half of life
By 2030, more than 1.4 billion people across the globe will be at least 60 years old. This number will shoot up to 2.1...
Meeting R.I.’s ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse emissions
Rhode Island is in a unique position to become a leader in curbing greenhouse gas emissions and establishing itself as a role model for...
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