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Op-Ed

Posted inBusiness, Current Events, Op-Ed, Story

Pay the Homeless

by Bryce Covert June 29, 2018October 19, 2022

It’s time to end the pernicious myth that giving money directly to panhandlers won’t help them.

Posted inNonfiction, Op-Ed

When Op-Eds Relitigate Facts

by Catherine Cusick September 19, 2017October 19, 2022

The New York Times has standards. Its Op-Eds just don’t always have to meet them.

Posted inNonfiction

On NYC’s Paratransit, Fighting for Safety, Respect, and Human Dignity

by muteiny September 1, 2017December 6, 2022

An incident on lawyer Britney Wilson’s ride home from work exposes her vulnerabilities as a Black disabled woman.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Op-Ed, Unapologetic Women

On NYC’s Paratransit, Fighting for Safety, Respect, and Human Dignity

by muteiny September 1, 2017October 19, 2022

An incident on lawyer Britney Wilson’s ride home from work exposes her vulnerabilities as a Black disabled woman.

Posted inNonfiction, Op-Ed, Story

What Thomas Jefferson Taught Me About Charlottesville and America

by Joshua Adams August 17, 2017October 19, 2022

University of Virginia grad Joshua Adams believes that if you want to understand the recent violence there, look back at history and the school’s complicated founder.

Posted inNonfiction, Op-Ed

What Thomas Jefferson Taught Me About Charlottesville and America

by Joshua Adams August 17, 2017October 19, 2022

University of Virginia grad Joshua Adams believes that if you want to understand the recent violence there, look back at history and the school’s complicated founder.

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Op-Ed, Quotes, Video

Please Watch This Video Showing the Unfathomable Cruelty of U.S. Immigration Policy

by heymarkarms June 9, 2017October 19, 2022

The willful dismissal of our own humanity and common sense lies at the core of U.S. immigration policy.

Boy learning to ride a bicycle
Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Op-Ed, Reading List

My Electric Bike is Not ‘Cheating.’ And It Could Replace Cars for Millions of People

by Pam Mandel May 19, 2017October 19, 2022

My electric bike hasn’t replaced my road bike as much as it’s replaced my car.

Posted inNonfiction, Op-Ed, Standout, Story, Uncategorized

What We Saw in Washington, D.C.

by Longreads January 25, 2017October 19, 2022

What the Trump inauguration and Women’s March reveal about the next four years in America.

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