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If you can't pick up your kid on time, you can pay for pricy after-school care. You're planning to be a working parent, so that should be fine, right?

Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. The "are these high-income earners rich?" conversation is a proxy for the higher-tax discussion. People earning $500,000 a year are rich, but whether they should be taxed more is a harder question. Biden and the Democrats best argument for tax increases on the wealthy is to lock the...

Why would restaurant workers choose to go back to getting paid like dirt? Until employers raise prices, they're fine where they're at.

DeSantis is seen as a "nicer" Trump, and he's targeting the right's culture war boogeymen: Big Tech, Black Lives Matter, and critical race theory.

Why are people so obsessed with whether other pedestrians are silently judging them? With COVID waning, we can all return to minding our own business.

Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Infrastructure in Appalachia has for years been neglected or left dilapidated. Joe Bidens infrastructure plan would provide jobs and a better standard of living for millions of Appalachians. Republicans cannot be allowed to stand in the way of improving the roads, dams, and broadband Appalachia depends on. Skylar Baker-Jordan is a freelance writer covering the intersection of identity, politics, and public policy. This is an opinion colu...

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A backlog in issuing work visas has been caused due to US consulates being closed or short staffed. This delay represents one of the most urgent setbacks affecting immigrants in the US right now. Fixing this backlog would boost our economic recovery and requires no legislative effort. Madhuri Kumar and Hera Javed are immigration attorneys at J&K Law. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. Th...

Patrick T. Fallon/Reuters Police are trained as warriors in military-style training that emphasizes shooting without hesitation. Officers are not equipped to "serve and protect." They are equipped to protect their own lives.  Robert Evans is an investigative journalist for Bellingcat and has worked as a conflict reporter in Iraq, Syria and Ukraine. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.  In June of 2020 I was reporting on a pro...

20th Century Studios "Nomadland" depicts the life of those who live on the road, often due to unexpected life circumstances. Some online observers fail to grasp an important distinction between a trendy lifestyle and a means of survival.  Nomad life can be challenging, but also offers unique moments to treasure.  Bobbi Dempsey is a freelance writer, economic justice fellow at Community Change, and reporting fellow at Economic Hardship Reporting Project.  This is...

Selina Small and midsize cities are changing their approach to economic development by luring remote workers.  Cities should work to ensure a low cost of living and a high quality of life, and foster coworking and coffee shop culture. Emil Skandul is an opinion writer on economic policy and is the founder of a digital innovation firm, Capitol Foundry. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.  In less than a few weeks, the US will...