Media Project Op-Ed

As we observe Women’s History Month in March, let’s look beyond our borders to honor three remarkable women who are making history in their home countries.read more

It’s no mystery that work in America just isn’t working — not for the millions of unemployed men and women, or for those stuck working longer hours at lower pay.read more

To be a real leader, the United States must stop making policies to fit the demands of a few corporate lobbyists — and start tailoring policies to the needs of the hundreds of millions of people in this hemisphere. 
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As women, we’ve been counted out for too long. This International Women’s Day, let’s fill out a census form and let everyone know we count.read more

The stimulus money has not benefited those who need it the most. Only a tiny fraction of the funded projects has gone to minority contractors and businesses — 5.9 percent, according to the Insight Center for Community Economic Development.read more

The proposal contains important elements that could improve the lives of many disabled Americans. But the thrust of the overall proposal seems so wrongheaded that passing it as is may do more harm than good in the long run.read more

Puerto Rico’s government wants its people to believe that they are the cause of an identity fraud crisis, and to correct the problem, it’s treating them like second-class citizens.read more

This is the new McCarthyism, under the guise of “material support” for terrorism but bearing a stark resemblance in practice to the criminalization of belief and association a half century ago.read more

Forty-five years after his murder in February 1965, Malcolm X’s legacy remains surprisingly vibrant. But that legacy also complicates the relationship blacks have with America’s first black president.read more

With almost 15 million Americans unemployed, Congress has a moral obligation to pass another jobs bill. But it also has a moral obligation to ensure that those who need the jobs the most are not left out in the cold.read more

The first lady has chosen to tackle an issue that has been plaguing the country as a whole, but that has stubbornly embedded itself in Black and Latino families.read more

As we celebrate Black History Month, we need to recognize that our country’s progress on issues of racial justice is misleading.read more

Keeping millions of productive workers in the shadows and off government records is costly, has failed to curtail immigration, lowers the wage threshold for all workers and minimizes immigrant contributions to the economy.read more

It’s been 20 years since Nelson Mandela was released from prison, time to take stock of this giant man and of the changes he brought to South Africa.read more

President Obama’s decision to create a commission on how to cut so-called entitlement programs is ominous news for millions of people with disabilities.read more