Public Voices

The OpEd Project’s Public Voices Fellowship is a national initiative to dramatically increase the public impact of our nation’s top underrepresented thinkers, and to ensure our ideas help shape the important conversations of our age.

Gig Work: Flexibility or Exploitation?

No one should have to choose between their family’s health and financial survival. No parent should ever have to decide between showing up for their child and affording basic survival. This fight isn’t just about wages or policies—it’s about the future for everyone.

Watergate and America’s Collective Amnesia

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos’ dramatic decision to prohibit any perspectives contrary to “personal liberties and free…

Silenced and Sidelined No More: Serena is Just Like Us

For Black women like me, Serena Williams’ appearance at the Super Bowl was a powerful statement.

Beyond Cancel Culture: Rethinking Accountability and Redemption

As the Oscars approach, controversy surrounds Karla Gascón, the first openly trans actress to be…

Just Say Yes: DEI is an Ongoing Necessity

Inequality and privilege continue to be an American reality. Policies and initiatives to maintain and…

Tripping on Tongues: How Inhumane Immigration Practices Endanger the Worlds’ Mother Languages

There’s a certain irony in Feb. 21 serving as International Mother Language Day even as the heritage—and…

The next four years: choosing healing over harm

As we step into a tumultuous four years ahead, many of us are making resolutions…

Narratives Matter: Truth & Opportunity Can Shape Policies, Lives

In the 90s, I was labeled a “welfare queen.” I wish I could say they…

The Borders Between Us

Immigration is top of mind for Americans, as President Trump began cracking down on border…

Looking Ahead to New Year: New Catastrophes or New Efforts?

It is a natural instinct as the New Year approaches to look back in time…

The Emergency Department: America’s Patchwork Safety Net Is Fraying

It’s 3 a.m. in the emergency department (ED), and an elderly homeless man sits quietly…

Productivity Culture Nearly Killed Me and My Baby

On a warmer-than-usual December evening 2.5 years ago, I went into premature labor at 24…

What “Wicked” might mean for my daughter’s Black skin

As the temperatures dipped below freezing in Chicago, my family and I braved the cold…

Seven Steps forward for NPP in Sri Lanka

I’m Ananda P. Dasanayake from New York City. I left Sri Lanka in 1987 but…

Invest in Indigenous Solutions in the Global South to Combat Climate Change Crisis

“It is time to deliver…the sound you hear is the ticking clock. We are in…