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The New Climate Economy Needs Rules of the Road. Here’s A Start.
Written by Shashank Samala, Noah McQueen, Vikrum Aiyer, and Christian Theuer As a climate innovation company that just received massive public investment from the federal government and inked one of the largest private carbon removal deals in history, we are waving a red flag.
The New Climate Economy Needs Rules of the Road. Here’s A Start.
Written by Shashank Samala, Noah McQueen, Vikrum Aiyer, and Christian Theuer As a climate innovation company that just received massive public investment from the federal government and inked one of the largest private carbon removal deals in history, we are waving a red flag.
Vikrum Aiyer: Why I’m withdrawing my name from S.F.’s homelessness commission
Vikrum Aiyer March 10, 2023 Whether you grew up in the Bay Area like I did, or you’ve moved here recently, you likely have questions about why our problems with homelessness are so bad and how our region has failed to meaningfully grapple with them. As one of Mayor London Breed’s nominees to sit on San Francisco’s new Homelessness Oversight Commission, I looked forward to the opportunity to find answers to these questions on behalf of city residents.
I work for the ACLU because I want to end mass incarceration. I also support Breed’s Tenderloin plan
Last November, just a few blocks from my San Francisco apartment, dozens of Latina and Muslim mothers marched through the Tenderloin with their fists in the air and little ones in tow. They didn’t come with a political agenda and weren’t organized by special interests. Their message was simple: Children should be safe on their walk to school.
As our nation faces pressing issues, tech leaders and government need to build bridges
Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley’s adversarial relationship was on full display last month as the Justice Department filed its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Google, and subpoenas were handed down from the Senate to tech executives. Conflicts taking place between government and technology companies have been growing in size and scope for years now, and while some of these fights are worth having to determine the role of tech in our society, some are not completely inevitable.
Tipping, fairness and the new economy: The real way to attack economic injustice is to end the tip credit
By Saru Jayaraman and Vikrum Aiyer New York Daily News | Jul 31, 2019 | 12:56 PM A gig economy worker walks down University Avenue in the Silicon Valley town of Palo Alto, California, carrying the distinctive red bag of food delivery app service Doordash. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) On Thursday, DoorDash reversed course on its tipping policy, pledging to allow its delivery workers to retain 100% of the tips they receive.
2017 Open Enrollment op-ed: ACA insurance budget cuts hurt freelancers
Today marks the beginning of healthcare open enrollment, but this year the federal government has cut its outreach budget by $90 million dollars, which means less access to information, resources, and basic questions pertaining to healthcare. This 90% cut is expected to result in 1.1 million fewer people enrolling in healthcare this year.
Tax Day Is Coming, and It’s Far Too Complicated if You’re a Gig Worker. There Are Good Ideas on the Table That We Can Act on Now
Tax season is stressful for everyone, but this time of year is particularly difficult for the millions of Americans working in the gig economy. Delivering meals, driving ride-hails, walking dogs or any of the countless other tasks that make up the gig economy provides the flexible schedules and dependable incomes that modern, mobile, independent workers want — but it comes with tax headaches that are frustratingly old fashioned.
A Social Compact for the Modern Economy Demands Cooperation
For all of our progress since the Great Recession and the promise of innovation, technology platforms must wake up to a harsh truth: It’s not enough. The innovation economy demands a reinvention of the social contract to protect the American worker, and tech must be responsible for our share. For many years, our society felt the threat of supply chains being shipped overseas.
2017 Open Enrollment op-ed: ACA insurance budget cuts hurt freelancers
Today marks the beginning of healthcare open enrollment, but this year the federal government has cut its outreach budget by $90 million dollars, which means less access to information, resources, and basic questions pertaining to healthcare. This 90% cut is expected to result in 1.1 million fewer people enrolling in healthcare this year.
Made in America: An Immigrant Love Story
June marks Immigrant Heritage Month -- and people across the country are sharing their American stories. Whether you've recently embarked on your first day as an American or want to share how your ancestors came to arrive here, we want to hear from you. Add your voice to the conversation today. My father left his poor, south Indian home at a tender age, and with an ever-tender heart.
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