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Guardian Ad Litems Are A Better Choice To Help The Mentally Ill Than Public Defenders Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Guardian Ad Litems Are A Better Choice To Help The Mentally Ill Than Public Defenders

My uncle’s experience illustrated the benefits of choosing caregivers over the courts.

Climate Change Is More Devastating Than Ever Flickr: Rub茅n Moreno Montol铆u

Climate Change Is More Devastating Than Ever

Among the numerous tools needed to bring down emissions, a robust price on carbon is the most effective and foundational.

Lawmakers Should Pass Tax Bills To Fix Our Upside-Down Tax System Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Lawmakers Should Pass Tax Bills To Fix Our Upside-Down Tax System

Minimum wage earners should not be paying a higher percentage in taxes than those at the top.

We Need Targeted Legislation To Support The Local Economy Cory Lum/Civil Beat

We Need Targeted Legislation To Support The Local Economy

Lawmakers should grow the economy instead of growing the government.

Economic Recovery Should Focus On Working Families Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Economic Recovery Should Focus On Working Families

And Hawaii’s lawmakers should pass legislation that supports workers’ well-being.

The Time For Climate Action Is Now Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Time For Climate Action Is Now

Congress should pass the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

It’s Time To Reconsider What We Want From Hawaii’s Public Schools Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

It’s Time To Reconsider What We Want From Hawaii’s Public Schools

The pandemic is giving us a chance to redefine what we want education to be in order to better serve students, families and communities.