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When Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, many people heralded the concept of "accountability." As an incarcerated person who has strived to better myself, we need to learn the difference between accountability and simple punishment. Christopher Blackwell is a writer who is incarcerated at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe, Washington. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. "Accountability" is a word that's often thrown around with little to no understanding of its true meaning and purpose. This has never been more true than wi...

Yes, it will be a logistical challenge and the COVID pandemic is still raging but the world need the Olympics to go on to give us a beacon of hope.

Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Confusing CDC guidelines on masks-wearing failed to account for the impact on workers. More than 4.2 million workers are not going back to work due to fear of getting or spreading COVID-19. OSHA's long overdue standard on COVID-19 must be approved and implemented without delay. Gina Cummings is the Vice President of Advocacy, Alliances & Policy for Oxfam America. Jessica E. Martinez, MPH, is co-executive director of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. This is an opinio...

To prevent a real catastrophe, American companies need to revamp their IT systems. For some companies, this can be a big hurdle, but the potential alternative makes it well worth the effort.  Michael Abboud is founder and CEO of TetherView, a leading Private Cloud provider. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.  Right now, the people in charge of very important pieces of our national infrastructure are bearing an uncomfortable resemblance to a room full of preschoolers wandering around with sharp, pointy scissors.  The SolarWinds breach earlier this yea...

Joe Raedle/Getty Image Commercial real estate — hotels, malls, offices — are facing down massive post-pandemic problems. We can all see the work from home and ecommerce trends coming and the CRE disaster seems like a slow motion trainwreck. And that trainwreck could drag the rest of the US economy down with it. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. Back in 2016, a colleague of mine, Michelle Wuc ker, published a terrific book entitled "The Gray Rhino." The title alludes to humans stalking the grey rhinoceros, a species wid...