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Baby Bankers: In Defense of Proposed Alternative Youth Social Welfare Savings Accounts
A child placing money in a jar On July fourth, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Act and, with it, created a new generation of investors: baby bankers. “Trump Accounts” are the first federal child savings accounts in the US—a policy President Trump argues will help American children build long-term wealth through early investment. Under this policy, the federal government will seed eligible children’s accounts with $1,000, which is invested in broad US stock
Theodora Curtin
Oct 73 min read


Puro, but for Whom?: Economic Devastation in San Antonio
An aerial view of the San Antonio downtown area, with the current Spurs sports area pictured in the bottom left. On May 30, 2026, the San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Western Conference Finals, advancing to the national championship after a twelve-year drought. Suddenly, San Antonio was thrust into the spotlight: Oxford Economics named it a “city to watch,” the City Council approved a historic expansion of the Spurs’ arena, and Oklahomans shouted, “¡Puro San Antonio!” San Anto
Alana Trevino
Oct 73 min read


A Lose-Lose Situation: The State of America’s Rare Earth Market
The Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine & Processing Facility is the only active and scaled rare earth mining and processing facility in the United States. Owned by MP Materials, the facility recently secured an unprecedented deal with the US Department of War to ramp up domestic production of rare earth elements. Rare earth elements refer to a group of seventeen metals that contribute to the defining technologies of the 21st century. From electric vehicles to fighter jets, rare
Lake Wiesmayr
Oct 20, 20253 min read


YouBike: Implementing Taiwanese Bikeshare Models for the US Market
YouBike was established in 2009 in Xinyi District, Taipei. It has since expanded to 13 cities across Taiwan, providing convenient and...
Siena Fershtman
Oct 12, 20254 min read


Urban to Suburban: Affordable Housing in NYC Suburbs for Recent College Graduates
Knickerbocker Village, an affordable housing development in Manhattan, NY. Upon graduating from college, many students dream of being...

Aryan Shah
Feb 28, 20253 min read


Studying While Starving: Understanding Food Insecurity on College Campuses
The US Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as the limited or uncertain ability to acquire nutritionally adequate food,...

Kyle Wyatt
Oct 24, 20243 min read


Internship or Free Trial? Time to Unsubscribe Unpaid Work!
For today’s college students, internships have become the gateway to securing that first job after graduation. Especially at elite...

Simone Chan
Oct 8, 20243 min read


Leveraging Humanity: How to Enforce Labor Rights in Other Countries
As classes commenced at Cornell University, 1,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) union members went on strike, accusing the university of...
Pranav Jaganathan
Oct 8, 20243 min read


Preserving the Human Touch to Sustain the Labor Force
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving and reshaping industries, how does this affect the fundamental aspects of human...

Alice Lee
Mar 11, 20243 min read


Where’s My Bus? Navigating Solutions for the TCAT Driver Drought
How many times have you checked to see when a bus would arrive, only for it to never come? Or, when it finally did arrive, the bus was...

Simone Chan
Mar 2, 20243 min read
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