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Universal Pre-K in Vermont: Access, Quality, and Choice
Vermont’s universal pre-K act gives all three-, four-, and five-year-old children the right to attend free, publicly-funded pre-K.
What to Know About Education Funding in Trump’s Budget
Frederick Douglass: A True Ally
And the Oscar Goes to … Voting Reform?
We're reviving Maresa Strano's argument for how ranked-choice voting could be key to saving both the Oscars and the U.S. electoral system.
Homeless Austin Residents Criticize Governor’s ‘Demonizing’ Tweets
As the governor latches on to violent incidents, people experiencing homelessness say he's painting them with too broad of a brush.
Jokes at Rural Americans’ Expense Aren’t Worth the Chuckle
A CNN segment last week prompted outrage over the left's denigration of rural Trump voters. The critics have a point.
OTI Criticizes FCC Plan to Give Unnecessary $9.7 Billion Payoff to Satellite Companies
Michael Calabrese on the FCC's unprecedented plan to auction off spectrum licenses.
The Sinister Realities of Google’s Tear-Jerking Super Bowl Commercial
No matter how much Google insists otherwise, our memories aren't commodities—and neither are we.
Time for the FAMILY Act
Paid leave for all is a cornerstone of equity and opportunity, Vicki Shabo argues—and the FAMILY Act is the way to get there.
Trump’s State of the Union Declared We’re in a “Blue-Collar Boom.” Workers Don’t Agree.
The low-income and blue-collar workers we interviewed across the country did not describe a booming economy.
Ted Johnson on National Solidarity, the Military, and Using Twitter as a Mini Opinion Column
New America 2017 Fellow Theodore R. Johnson spoke about his book When the Stars Align.
