2022 is the 50^th anniversary of the Pell Grant. Since 1972, more than 80 million US citizens have been awarded a Pell Grant.

Education Access for the Masses

In early 1965 President Lyndon B....

On August 25^th as the media was flooded with news about the historic student debt relief plan from the Biden Administration, other news from the White House was overlooked. The White House Office...

On August 24^th, President Biden announced his plan to address student debt. The plan has 3 key elements:

• Debt Relief - Up to $10,000 in debt relief for individuals with loans held by the...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the attacks on trans rights in the US:

• Florida wants to detransition all youth in the state, and in June the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration issued a...

It’s been a top news story since Monday, August 8^th that the FBI conducted a search warrant on former president Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Almost immediately the GOP...

Bias and discrimination are embedded into computer programs that companies use to determine everything from who is selected for a job interview to who gets medical treatment, who gets targeted by...

Last week, many of us were surprised to learn that the Democrats were still working behind the scenes to make progress on legislation to curb climate change and reduce prescription drug prices....

In Florida and other states like Texas, Ohio, and Tennessee, legislators and “concerned citizens” are continuing their push to erase trans people from existence. Unsurprisingly for...

As Americans protest the gross overreach of the Supreme Court as it takes rights away from citizens (which is historically significant because before now the Supreme Court has expanded human...

I’ve heard what’s happening in American politics described as throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks, especially when it comes to power seekers who use fear and hate to...

While most of us feel outrage at bigotry and racism that gets highlighted in the news, many of us feel an abstract anger because we don't see ourselves or people we love in the victims.

When I lead...

The January 6 Committee held it’s first hearing during prime time last Thursday, June 9 at 8PM. If you missed it, you can catch the replay here.

I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I was...