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By Ben Jealous COMMENTARY 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 […]

By Ben Jealous EDITORIAL Recently, I drove from my father’s birthplace in Biddeford, Maine, to my mother’s birthplace in Petersburg, Virginia. Two different towns. Two different states. Two different regions. […]

By Ben Jealous Guest Commentary 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 […]

By Tenita Abraham Technology & AI When most people think about artificial intelligence, they imagine futuristic labs, global technology companies, or Silicon Valley engineers. But the story of innovation did […]

Guest Commentary 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. The leaders […]

By Ben Jealous COMMENTARY 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. […]

By Ben Jealous EDITORIAL America has a big birthday this year. Here’s a hint: The celebration will not feel much like the last big one in 1976. I still believe […]

By Ben Jealous Guest Commentary News of the Reverend Jesse Jackson’s health struggles has stirred many. It has me praying. And it has me remembering the hard lessons he taught, […]

By Ben Jealous Guest Commentary Americans aren’t just anxious about next year’s elections—they’re uneasy in a deeper way. In 2025, voters across the political spectrum worry that our country is […]

By Ben Jealous Guest Commentary Americans aren’t just anxious about next year’s elections— they’re uneasy in a deeper way. In 2025, voters across the political spectrum worry that our country […]