Tag: Opinion
Holdouts may be returning to the workforce
The U.S. economy surprised analysts by adding 467,000 jobs in January, overcoming concerns about the COVID-19 omicron variant and continuing a long streak of...
Digital divide isn’t easy to close
In 2021, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy announced that education officials in his state had “closed” the digital divide by ensuring that every public school...
Diversity lacking in nonprofit leadership
About 87% of nonprofit CEOs in the U.S. were white in 2019, down from 90% in 2016. Similarly, roughly 78% of nonprofit board members...
Inflation inequality is a thing, and it’s getting worse
The fastest rate of inflation in 40 years is hurting families across the U.S. who are seeing ever-higher prices for everything from meat and...
Make healthy lives for all Rhode Islanders a top priority
Over the last few years, we’ve worked closely together as co-chairs of the Rhode Island Foundation-initiated long-term health planning effort. During that time, we’ve...
Some polarization is good, but this is bad
For the first time, the U.S. has been classified as a “backsliding democracy” in a global assessment of democratic societies by the International Institute...
Think before you quit your job
Record numbers of Americans have quit their jobs in recent months. Millions more may be preparing to follow them to the exits. One survey...
Many states unprepared for broadband windfall
The federal government is pouring billions of dollars into expanding broadband internet access. But it’s at the state level where the financial rubber meets...
Crucial competition for world’s best minds
Driven largely by the global pandemic, the number of international students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities fell by 15% – or 161,401 students...
‘Average user’ data misses harm of social media
Fall 2021 has been filled with a steady stream of media coverage arguing that Meta’s Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram social media platforms pose a...
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