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A Call for Racial and Gender Equity on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
Commentary Race & Inequality

A Call for Racial and Gender Equity on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

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August 13, 2020
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The Critical Minerals Imperative: Competing in the Twenty-First-Century Resource Race

January 20, 2026By Emily McGrath and Andrew Stettner
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Trump’s Child Care Funding Freeze in Five States Could Cost Families $400 Million

January 8, 2026By Julie Kashen
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December 18, 2025By Joshua Varcie, Emma Ford and Jeanne Lambrew

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GOROMONZI, ZIMBABWE - JANUARY 11: A grinding mill installed at the Arcadia Lithium mine on January 11, 2022 in Goromonzi, Zimbabwe. Last month, the Chinese firm Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt said it would pay over $400 million for the hard-rock lithium mine, whose product is a key ingredient in rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles. The world's transition to
Commentary Manufacturing

The Critical Minerals Imperative: Competing in the Twenty-First-Century Resource Race

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Commentary Care Economy

Trump’s Child Care Funding Freeze in Five States Could Cost Families $400 Million

January 8, 2026 — By Julie Kashen
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How States Can Make Health Care More Affordable By Lowering Hospital Prices

December 18, 2025 — By Joshua Varcie, Emma Ford and Jeanne Lambrew
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How to Save Labor Law from Slaughter

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