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The Scam of the Century, and Who to Target for Payback

Who has the most at stake when we have children? The children, given the impact on their lives. One would think, then, that in…August 18, 2021 · 7 min read A young girl wearing a yellow long-sleeve shirt is sitting at a table, focused on writing in a notebook with a pen. Sunlight softly illuminates her face and her surroundings. Family Planning & Child Rights

Democracy Before Economy: Tell the NYT the Difference Starts with Fair Start

Is it time to put democracy before economy? Jesse Wegman asks the question on many minds given the political crises we in the U.S.…August 16, 2021 · 2 min read A group of students sit at desks in a classroom, attentively listening and taking notes. The focus is on a girl in a plaid shirt, resting her chin on her hand and looking forward thoughtfully. Freedom & Intergenerational Justice

The Constitutive Fallacy: We Cannot Achieve justice and the Freedom It Brings After Power Relations Have Already Formed

Systems of governance and their laws derive from people, who derive from their creation. Justice (distributive, procedural, retributive, ecological, intergenerational, etc.) and the rule…July 27, 2021 · 5 min read Bare feet standing on dry, cracked earth, illustrating drought or arid conditions. The ground appears parched and fragmented, highlighting environmental dryness and lack of moisture. Freedom & Intergenerational Justice

Relative Freedom From the Power of Others As a Baseline to Assess Cost

How do we know what counts as a cost or benefit in a particular transaction? Enter the idea of normative baselines, or the theoretical…July 7, 2021 · 5 min read demographic decline Campaigns & Accountability

Why Is Congress Making the Climate Crisis Worse, and Reinforcing Economic Inequity?

Congress Could Have Recognized Children's Right to a Fair Start in Life. Instead It's Treating Them as Cheap Future Labor. The Senate's debate of…March 9, 2021 · 3 min read measles spread Freedom & Intergenerational Justice

The Fair Start Revolution: Taking Power From the Top to Empower Future Generations

Elon’s Musk’s Starlink satellites are creating massive sky pollution and ruining stargazing; his commercial interests are creating "space graffiti" in the night sky and…November 27, 2020 · 2 min read A group of young children sit on the floor in a classroom, some raising their hands, with bookshelves and colorful books visible in the background. Campaigns & Accountability

Biden vs. Trump? Here’s a Better Way Forward

Eleanor Roosevelt once said: “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” So why are we focused on two men…September 20, 2020 · 6 min read A group of young children sit on the floor in a classroom, some raising their hands, with bookshelves and colorful books visible in the background. Campaigns & Accountability

Biden vs. Trump? Here’s a Better Way Forward

Eleanor Roosevelt once said: “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” So why are we focused on two men…August 21, 2020 · 4 min read Heavy traffic jam on a multi-lane highway with cars and trucks in both directions, surrounded by city buildings and trees under a clear sky. Freedom & Intergenerational Justice

Is WaPo Promoting Nationalism Over Democracy?

In a recent news analysis article, not an editorial, a Washington Post writer lamented the recent drop in U.S. fertility rate: "Rather, the pandemic…June 17, 2020 · 3 min read

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