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Student Debt Is Failing Millions. Apprenticeships Offer a Better Way.
The U.S. student debt crisis—now affecting more than 42 million borrowers owing over $1.6 trillion—has exposed the limits of a system that too often leaves graduates struggling to repay loans that didn’t translate into stable, well-paying jobs, prompting growing calls to expand apprenticeship programs that allow people to earn while they learn and build direct pathways into in-demand careers without taking on crushing debt.
Could 2028 Be the Year the People Finally Pick the President?
On America’s 250th anniversary, advancing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact honors the Revolution’s promise of one person, one vote, and ensures every American’s vote truly counts.
Most Americans Now Live at the Same Address
Ben Jealous reflects on America’s deindustrialization, warning of its devastating social impacts and calling for a renewed national commitment to long-term planning, economic investment, and opportunity for all communities.
Rev. Jackson Lifted All of Us Higher
Ben Jealous reflects on the lifelong mentorship and movement-building legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, highlighting how Jackson’s commitment to empowering young leaders shaped generations of civil rights activism.
Remembering the Revolution: Lessons for Today
In a state where towns revisit old stories and cities reel from new ones, America’s 250th asks what it really means to be free.
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Ben Jealous reflects on the ongoing struggle for liberty, urging that history be remembered and taught as a guide for defending freedom and accountability today.
We Must Finish the Work Dr. King Died Doing
To honor Martin Luther King Jr. honestly is to remember that he was organizing to make the dream real — and to decide whether we are willing to carry that dangerous, unfinished work forward.
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor Dr. King’s legacy by remembering his final mission: uniting poor and working people across racial lines to demand economic justice, a fight that remains urgent today.
When Big Tech’s Thirst Threatens Our Health, We Must Demand Better
As massive data center expansion strains water and public health resources from Oregon to Ohio, experts warn that stronger safeguards and zero-water cooling technology are urgently needed to protect communities without sacrificing economic growth.
A Post-Thanksgiving Reflection: Rediscovering Hope, Healing, and America’s Better Angels
This Thanksgiving, Holly Knoll’s legacy of bipartisan courage and collaboration reminds Houston and the nation that real progress comes from empathy, solutions, and working together across divides.
Good News in Gary and Pittsburgh — But Still America Declines
As America celebrates billion-dollar steel investments in Gary and Pittsburgh, a darker truth emerges: U.S. manufacturing is still in decline. Despite early gains from clean energy and EV production, shifting policies and stalled investment threaten to erase progress—leaving communities where factories once stood facing the same cycle of job loss, despair, and division.
What 400 Years of Family History Teaches About This American Moment
Ben Jealous reflects on America’s “dark 20s” and shares a message of hope: history shows that every era of cruelty can be followed by breakthroughs, if young people refuse to give up.