Commentary - America's Future

By John Dale Grover • May 26,2020 Policy

Here’s a Compromise on Unemployment Benefits to Help America Get Back to Work

With at least 33 million Americans now unemployed due to the coronavirus shutdown, many are asking when and how to get the US economy going again. The cost of losing...

By Cindy Cerquitella • May 22,2020 Culture

Learn It, Live It, Love It: The Bigger Life Edition

A couple of weeks before all of this started, I was on vacation in Mexico. I blissfully strolled through the lush green Parc Rio De Janeiro, ate blue corn quesadillas...

By Josh Evans • May 20,2020 AF Community

Weekly Writers Round-Up: What COVID-19 Means for Vaping, Education, and Antisemitism

Each week, we’ll be featuring opinion pieces from the alumni and current participants of AF’s Writing Fellows Program. A few highlights from the past week are below. Do you dream...

By Ashley Keimach • May 19,2020 Career Advice

Recovering from a Layoff: How to Stay Afloat

Three months ago, my life was normal. I had a great job, a baby on the way, and a long list of New Year’s resolutions I was determined to make...

By Lydia Pitea • May 18,2020 Culture

The Ordinary Citizen’s Guide to America’s Reopening

It’s happening. America is on the road to reopening the economy (whatever that actually means). Wherever you stand on the reopening debate, sooner or later things will all be open...

By Anastasia Uglova • May 15,2020 Career Advice

How to Talk about Your Salary Expectations

Are you staring at the field in the job application that requires you to input your salary — especially numerically — so you can’t even get away with writing “negotiable”?...