To kick off 2015, Hope Street Group hosted a Twitter chat using the hashtag#CrossSectorLearning and invited members of our network to participate and share their experiences learning about their future careers. Key to this chat was that we wanted to have a variety of groups...
Careers are a funny thing. My grandfather once told me that if you find the thing you love to do and you do that for a living, you will never work a day in your life. He was right. However, doing what you love to...
With the current political climate and gridlock, I find it natural to wonder if our nation will emerge from this pit we have seemed to dive into. It is easy to read and watch the media, and thus become very cynical at the process for...
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 Executive Summary The Opportunity America’s corporate tax code is a mess. At 39%, our top tax rate is among the highest in the world, but loopholes mean that many companies pay nothing.1 This system hurts our economy in several ways. High corporate tax rates encourage...
Friday, March 10th, 2006 Since Sliced Bread was an online contest sponsored by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) that solicited ideas from ordinary Americans on how to strengthen the economy and improve the lives of working men and women and their families. This essay looks...