By Ben Jealous — America’s student debt system is failing millions of people. About 42.7 million borrowers owe more than $1.6 trillion. More than 5 million have already gone more…
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By Ben Jealous — The subminimum wage for tipped workers is a legacy of slavery. After the Civil War, many employers in hospitality and rail service hired newly freed Black…
By Ben Jealous — Last week I wrote about something my father, who is white, has said for years: when many white Americans hear the phrase “white privilege,” they respond…
By Ben Jealous — Across the country — from South Carolina to the South Side of Chicago — we are celebrating the life of Rev. Jesse Jackson. This weekend, he…
By Ben Jealous — One of the great strengths of our movement is that our leaders do more than inspire young people — they keep the door open for them….
By Ben Jealous — We keep Black History Month on one shelf and Valentine’s Day on another. One is supposed to be about pain and struggle. The other about flowers…
By Ben Jealous — Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson has emerged as a clarion voice for American democracy in turbulent times. The values he represents reflect the voters who elected him….
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. By Ben Jealous — In Minnesota…
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…
By Ben Jealous — When New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams spoke directly to Black boys at a recent inauguration, his words spread quickly. Clips ricocheted across phones and…
By Ben Jealous — This week’s column was supposed to be a celebration. A celebration of a wonderful little toy store in a joyful Midwestern town. A store that, heartbreakingly,…
By Ben Jealous — In Morrow County, Oregon, families are living through a crisis. According to a Rolling Stone investigation, mothers have suffered miscarriages. Neighbors are battling rare cancers. Local…
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