Commentary - America's Future

By Claire Kittle Dixon • May 29,2020 Career Advice

Advice for Dominating Virtual Interviews (Especially in the Age of COVD-19)

There is no doubt that this is a crazy time to be alive. After all, we are living through a once in a century global pandemic! There is the stress...

By Josh Evans • May 27,2020 AF Community

Weekly Writers Round-Up: What COVID-19 Means for Politicization, Urban Transportation, and Education Funding

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 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...