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.

Employees Need More Remote Work Options and Workplace Transparency, Not Return To Office Mandates

A study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that most bosses are not…

A Way To Ensure The Future: The Dangers of Reducing ESG to Environmentalism Only

As summer ends and we reflect on world-wide heatwaves, a bevy of natural disasters, and…

Our country is obsessed with violent rhetoric. The environmental movement doesn’t have to be.

Recently, a brawl broke out in Montgomery, Alabama – a racialized fight between black and…

Social Media is Rampant with Fossil Fuel Greenwashing Advertisements

With near-universal social media use by America’s young people, these apps and sites introduce profound…

Open Your Eyes: Bias is Real

With affirmative action struck down by the Supreme Court several weeks ago, focus has shifted…

All In? Why We Need To Shift From Racial Innocence Bias to Inclusion

As I sat in the airport terminal waiting for my recent flight home to Puerto…

Sri Lanka Up-Close and Personal

As someone who would like to create the world we want to live in, I…

Unless used solar panels are safely disposed, we are heading towards another environmental disaster

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now supporting the expansion of community solar.  This move…

The Model Minority Myth: Weapons Formed Against Us Are Prospering

On May 30th, Rick Chow, a South Carolina gas station owner, appeared in court for the…

Misogyny is Fatal: Abortion Bans & Maternal Mortality

Last weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs legislation that overturned Roe v. Wade, severely limiting access to…

Call for Social Sustainability: Reverse Impact of Oak Cliff Historic Disinvestment

When traveling the I-35 on the way to or from work, many Dallas residents may…

Gun Violence is a Public Health Emergency: It’s Time to Start Treating It Like One

Where will today’s mass shooting be?  Last Monday, it was Denver, after the Nuggets win.…

The Holes in Our Maps: Making Health Needs Visible

In a quaint little town nestled amidst rolling hills, there lived a young adventurer named…

A Letter to the Man on Wall Street Who Forgot His Mom

She nurtured you She cradled you She worked her whole life to care and provide…

Why teaching Asian American representation matters to future generations

My daughter has an entirely different collection of children’s books than what I grew up…