“Because of heritability and upbringing, there can never be genuine equality of opportunity,” writes Steven Pearlstein, the author of Can American Capitalism Be Saved

The average age of a congressional representative is 59, with leaders in their 70s and 80s. We must have lawmakers who look like the people they represent

A quiet consensus is emerging across the political divide: Bernie Sanders and Paul Ryan both advocate enabling Americans to co-own the businesses where they work

Republicans are aggressively rolling back the right to vote. Opposing voter ID laws isn’t enough – it’s time to think bigger

Companies like Facebook and Twitter should lift restrictions impeding digital journalism and research on the platforms

The type of anti-racism that could materially improve lives has always flowed through economic struggles

When the reading brain skims texts, we don’t have time to grasp complexity, to understand another’s feelings or to perceive beauty. We need a new literacy for the digital age writes Maryanne Wolf, author of Reader, Come Home

Warren’s new act proposes that the most powerful corporations in the country can, by design, become more responsible

Too many American workers don’t take all their allotted holidays. There needs to be a cultural shift surrounding time off

Often we talk about consent in terms of power: who has it and how are they wielding it? What if we thought of it in terms of attention?

Unlike nuclear weapons, there is no clear protocol for when cyberwarfare should be used, or how to respond to an attack writes David Sanger, author of The Perfect Weapon

Mother’s milk has many well-established advantages over infant formula but it also boosts the immune system and may prepare babies to prefer a healthy diet

The left needs to help citizens see what unites them, instead of focusing on their differences writes Sheri Berman, professor of political science at Barnard College

The ground on which politics happens has changed – yet our political language has not kept up

Conservatives try to laugh off the idea of capping executive pay – but it’s an idea with a distinguished history

As a black man, I don’t need to be protected from offensive ideas. I’d rather hear them for myself – and challenge them, writes author Zachary Wood

Our era of relentless social media and soundbites has caused us to lose sight of the past, and future

Recycling alone will never stem the flow of plastics into our ocean. We must address the problem at the source

When confronted with white supremacists, newspaper editors should consider ‘strategic silence’

Following Trump’s election, US liberals have blamed their failure on rhetoric. But politics is about much more than baiting voters