Author: The Opportunity Agenda

This week’s roundup covers some state immigration news and a few book reviews. The Migration Policy Institute released a policy paper on making U.S. immigration policy more responsive to changing economic and labor...

What certitude do we have as a nation that sees no opportunity for the light of goodness to shine on even the most stone covered seed? This question comes to mind amidst the recent decision by the Supreme Court to hear two cases...

I’ll admit that I love “fake” news sources–The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Huffington Post’s 236–for their willingness to cut through the spin and say what we’re all thinking....

In a post on KQED’s Healthy Ideas blog, Alameda County Public Health Director Dr. Anthony Iton agrees that "access to a high quality system of affordable health care is an important human right and a necessary...

During the presidential campaign, candidate Barack Obama spoke eloquently about race in America and its continuing relevance to our national progress. But at the press conference marking his first 100 days, President Obama got...