https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQfZQjdSxMg/romesh-ratnesarhttps://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.pnghttps://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQfZQjdSxMg/romesh-ratnesarRSS for NodeSun, 19 Apr 2026 20:10:01 GMThttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-31/why-apprenticeships-might-hold-the-key-to-restoring-the-american-dreamhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-31/why-apprenticeships-might-hold-the-key-to-restoring-the-american-dreamSun, 31 Dec 2023 13:00:11 GMTA student does steel work at Ironworkers Local 29 during an apprenticeship in Dayton, Ohio, on October Ohio, 24, 2022. - In the face of the rising prices that are crushing this election campaign, Joe Biden is hammering home his message: the tens of billions of dollars voted on by the Democrats will revive American manufacturing and its "good-paying jobs." He is trying to reconnect with the white working class, which has been largely lost to a Democratic Party that has long supported free trade. But in Ohio, where Donald Trump came out on top in the last two presidential elections, inflation and a deep sense of disenfranchisement are hampering this strategy. (Photo by Megan JELINGER / AFP) (Photo by MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-23/us-job-openings-are-high-so-why-are-workers-scarcehttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-23/us-job-openings-are-high-so-why-are-workers-scarceSun, 23 Oct 2022 12:00:19 GMTUpskilling is hard work.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-01/student-loan-forgiveness-means-a-rethink-of-higher-educationhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-01/student-loan-forgiveness-means-a-rethink-of-higher-educationThu, 01 Sep 2022 08:00:29 GMThttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-07-03/can-immigrants-save-american-democracyhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-07-03/can-immigrants-save-american-democracySun, 03 Jul 2022 12:00:08 GMTNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 17: People participate in a special naturalization ceremony at the Stonewall National Monument within Christopher Park in Greenwich Village in celebration of Pride Month on June 17, 2022 in New York City. The new American citizens took the Oath of Allegiance across from the Stonewall Inn, the site of the Stonewall Riots in 1969 which started the Gay Liberation movement in America. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-05-11/the-biden-administration-wants-to-make-dealing-with-the-government-less-painfulhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-05-11/the-biden-administration-wants-to-make-dealing-with-the-government-less-painfulWed, 11 May 2022 13:30:01 GMTGovernment services should always be this easy.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-03/is-a-college-education-a-safe-investmenthttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-03/is-a-college-education-a-safe-investmentFri, 03 Dec 2021 12:00:13 GMTToo many students leave campus without degrees. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-15/the-governor-of-arkansas-wants-to-put-computer-science-in-every-u-s-high-schoolhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-15/the-governor-of-arkansas-wants-to-put-computer-science-in-every-u-s-high-schoolFri, 15 Oct 2021 13:00:45 GMTLAGUNA HILLS, CA - DECEMBER 02: Students work on their laptops during a 12-hour hackathon, part of the internationally recognized Local Hack Day, at Laguna Hills High School in Laguna Hills on Saturday, Dec 2, 2017. Freshman Joshua Martinez, part of the Computer Science Club at Laguna Hills High School, organized the event that featured topics including 3D design & printing, Building a PC, Coding in Scratch & Python, App Development, Collaborative Tools Used in the Tech Industry and Web Design, all taught by high school students passionate about computers and coding. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-07-18/the-big-question-can-u-s-workers-close-the-skills-gaphttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-07-18/the-big-question-can-u-s-workers-close-the-skills-gapSun, 18 Jul 2021 12:00:14 GMTWhy can’t employers fill job openings?https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-16/verizon-s-rose-kirk-on-how-the-u-s-can-expand-access-to-broadbandhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-16/verizon-s-rose-kirk-on-how-the-u-s-can-expand-access-to-broadbandSun, 16 May 2021 12:00:22 GMTAfter a year of learning online, students need to catch up.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-07/the-big-question-can-a-guaranteed-income-help-end-povertyhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-07/the-big-question-can-a-guaranteed-income-help-end-povertySun, 07 Mar 2021 13:00:26 GMTA homeless encampment is seen near a dried up river bed in Stockton, California on February 7, 2020. - The city went bankrupt in 2012 but has been recovering and recently began an 18 month trial run of universal basic income. The scoffed-at idea of paying everyone a basic income as machines take people's jobs is getting a fresh look as a possible remedy for economies cratered by the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Nick Otto / AFP) (Photo by NICK OTTO/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-02-21/can-the-world-learn-to-live-with-covidhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-02-21/can-the-world-learn-to-live-with-covidSun, 21 Feb 2021 13:00:10 GMTA passenger hugs a family member upon arrival from New Zealand at Sydney International Airport on October 16, 2020, after Australias border rules were relaxed under a new one-way trans-Tasman travel agreement that allow travellers from New Zealand to visit New South Wales without having to quarantine amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-24/how-should-internet-speech-be-regulatedhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-24/how-should-internet-speech-be-regulatedSun, 24 Jan 2021 13:00:58 GMTThe suspended Twitter Inc. account of U.S. President Donald Trump on a smartphone arranged in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Twitter permanently banned Trump's personal account on Friday for breaking its rules against glorifying violence, marking the most high-profile punishment the social-media company has ever imposed and the end of Trump's relationship with his favorite social media megaphone.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-10/can-the-u-s-defuse-violent-right-wing-extremismhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-10/can-the-u-s-defuse-violent-right-wing-extremismSun, 10 Jan 2021 13:00:45 GMTRiot police push back a crowd of supporters of US President Donald Trump after they stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. - Donald Trump's supporters stormed a session of Congress held today, January 6, to certify Joe Biden's election win, triggering unprecedented chaos and violence at the heart of American democracy and accusations the president was attempting a coup. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-11-29/joe-biden-s-transition-has-started-but-the-damage-may-already-be-donehttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-11-29/joe-biden-s-transition-has-started-but-the-damage-may-already-be-doneSun, 29 Nov 2020 13:00:15 GMTThe General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building, where the Washington presidential transition offices for US President-elect Donald Trump are located, are seen in Washington, DC, November 21, 2016. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-11-09/election-2020-five-things-biden-must-do-to-repair-trump-s-harmhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-11-09/election-2020-five-things-biden-must-do-to-repair-trump-s-harmMon, 09 Nov 2020 21:00:03 GMTThe White House on Nov. 3.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-11-08/how-the-pandemic-is-upending-the-business-model-of-higher-educationhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-11-08/how-the-pandemic-is-upending-the-business-model-of-higher-educationSun, 08 Nov 2020 14:00:04 GMTGraduating students at Pasadena City College wear decorated academic caps at the school's graduation ceremony, June 14, 2019, in Pasadena, California. - With 45 million borrowers owing $1.5 trillion, the student debt crisis in the United States has exploded in recent years and has become a key electoral issue in the run-up to the 2020 presidential elections. "Somebody who graduates from a public university this year is expected to have over $35,000 in student loan debt on average," said Cody Hounanian, program director of Student Debt Crisis, a California NGO that assists students and is fighting for reforms. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-10-25/private-detectives-help-fight-corporate-fraudhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-10-25/private-detectives-help-fight-corporate-fraudSun, 25 Oct 2020 12:00:17 GMTNEW YORK - APRIL 19: People walk along Wall Street in the financial district on April 19, 2010 in New York City. Increased scrutiny of numerous Wall Street financial institutions and firms has resulted from Friday's announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a civil fraud suit against Goldman Sachs. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-09-27/america-s-wild-fire-crisis-may-be-about-to-get-worsehttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-09-27/america-s-wild-fire-crisis-may-be-about-to-get-worseSun, 27 Sep 2020 12:00:19 GMTA firefighter works at the scene of the Bobcat Fire burning on hillsides near Monrovia Canyon Park in Monrovia, California on September 15, 2020. - A major fire that has been raging outside Los Angeles for more than a week threatened to engulf a historic observatory and billion-dollar broadcast towers on September 15 as firefighters struggled to contain the flames. The so-called Bobcat Fire was within 500 feet (150 meters) from the 116-year-old Mt. Wilson Observatory, the US Forest Service said in a tweet, while fire officials said crews were in place "ready to receive the fire." (Photo by RINGO CHIU / AFP) (Photo by RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-09-06/why-silicon-valley-companies-have-a-role-in-fighting-racial-inequalityhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-09-06/why-silicon-valley-companies-have-a-role-in-fighting-racial-inequalitySun, 06 Sep 2020 20:00:39 GMTAn American flag with the words "Black Lives Matter" painted on it is seen during a Juneteenth rally at Cadman Plaza on June 19, 2020 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. - The US marks the end of slavery by celebrating Juneteenth, with the annual unofficial holiday taking on renewed significance as millions of Americans confront the nation's living legacy of racial injustice. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-16/coronavirus-a-middle-school-principal-s-plan-for-remote-learninghttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-16/coronavirus-a-middle-school-principal-s-plan-for-remote-learningSun, 16 Aug 2020 20:40:02 GMTPandemic pioneers.