Kahlil Byrd (KB)

President Biden, Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, loan servicers, and all of us have a difficult problem on our hands: student loan borrowers who will inevitably fall into delinquency (missing one payment) or default (missing nine consecutive payments) by early 2023. Our team at Shur finds that, once out of school, as little as three months can be the deciding factor in negating this crucial investment in a college education.

Polarization and gridlock in Washington have prompted more corporations to step forward to help address a range of societal problems. CEOs are increasingly aware that a corporation’s purpose must go beyond shareholder value and include concern for a variety of stakeholders. Yet while much has been written about why a more stakeholder-engaged capitalism is necessary, less has focused on how businesses can meet this new core objective. In this essay, experts in corporate governance and politics… Show more

Polarization and gridlock in Washington have prompted more corporations to step forward to help address a range of societal problems. CEOs are increasingly aware that a corporation’s purpose must go beyond shareholder value and include concern for a variety of stakeholders. Yet while much has been written about why a more stakeholder-engaged capitalism is necessary, less has focused on how businesses can meet this new core objective. In this essay, experts in corporate governance and politics discuss how businesses can build stakeholder engagement into their governance and reporting. This essay is part of an ongoing effort by FixUS to bring attention to a variety of ideas on how best to address our polarized governing environment Show less

The challenging 2020 Presidential Election provides a new opportunity to rethink voting in America. One, we must give each state proper resources. Two, we must address the national attitude that argues that the best way to protect America is to limit citizens' voting choices and methods. Currently, we continue to add barriers in the name of voting security. Third, we must expand our options - we must find new, easier ways to ensure that everyone can cast a ballot, potentially transforming our… Show more

The challenging 2020 Presidential Election provides a new opportunity to rethink voting in America. One, we must give each state proper resources. Two, we must address the national attitude that argues that the best way to protect America is to limit citizens' voting choices and methods. Currently, we continue to add barriers in the name of voting security. Third, we must expand our options - we must find new, easier ways to ensure that everyone can cast a ballot, potentially transforming our system to offer greater access. Show less

Climate policy in the United States is in a time of great uncertainty. After a number of years of climate policy being a relatively low priority for voters, its salience is rising on the left as progressives move toward a strategy of yoking climate to a larger set of progressive priorities in the form of the Green New Deal. However, as this report explains, such a broad and multi-issue message is less effective with conservatives and may also polarize opinion on some aspects of climate response… Show more

Climate policy in the United States is in a time of great uncertainty. After a number of years of climate policy being a relatively low priority for voters, its salience is rising on the left as progressives move toward a strategy of yoking climate to a larger set of progressive priorities in the form of the Green New Deal. However, as this report explains, such a broad and multi-issue message is less effective with conservatives and may also polarize opinion on some aspects of climate response where bipartisan support had existed. The narrower messages focused on innovation and energy reforms which reach many conservatives, on the other hand, may become less acceptable on the left if they are seen as an alternative to or negation of some of the economic and social policy ideas in the Green New Deal Show less

A new group of “political entrepreneurs” is working to counter our broken political system. They are vibrating change on issues supported by a wide swath of Americans from all sides, and are following a business model laid out by technology startups and their investors. Deploying and leading for-profit, nonprofit, and political organizations, they are tackling the biggest issues that directly affect citizens’ lives.

Experienced change agents know they must adroitly work within this system to bring about change. But what happens when the system is stalled, broken, and even corrupt? There is a growing belief that we must work outside the confines of traditional politics. The Political Entrepreneur is being born right before your eyes.