

Segregation and structural racism
As America confronts the reality of structural racism, it is clear that we must fundamentally reform policing now. It also is clear that redesigning policing


Great Recession lessons: More government aid, less red tape
In a terrific Washington Post op ed Neel Kashkari lays out Great Recession lessons that should guide us in dealing with our current pandemic-driven economic


Are upper middle class parents destroying the American Dream for everyone else’s kids?
This post was first published in July 2017. As America confronts the reality of structural racism, it is clear we need to put on the


Time for Michigan colleges to eliminate the SAT?
Paul Tough has a new op ed in the New York Times entitled Go Ahead, California, Get Rid of the SAT. It’s time for Michigan


Raising taxes now should be on the table
Bob Emerson and John Walsh in a guest column for Bridge lay out a set of principles that should guide Michigan policymakers as they deal


The case for no red tape cash benefits
The struggles way too many Michiganders are going through to get safety net benefits make clear that we need to go to no red tape