The New York Times Op-Ed: How Biden and Congress Should Fix the Immigration Crisis in Our Cities September 10, 2023 Our long-broken immigration system has now become a full-blown crisis with the collapse of the asylum process. Read more
Op-Ed: America’s Export of Gun Violence Is a Bipartisan Outrage August 22, 2023 Presidents from both parties have allowed the gun industry to sow chaos abroad and undermine US security. Enough is enough. Read more
Statement of Michael R. Bloomberg on the Passing of Carol Robles-Román August 21, 2023 Carol Robles-Román dedicated her life to public service and to making our city and country more equal and just. For twelve years we sat across from each other in City Hall, and her legal guidance was instrumental in advancing our agenda across a broad range of issues. Read more
Mike Bloomberg On His Experience Working in City Government August 11, 2023 Mike Bloomberg shares advice and learnings from his personal experience serving as mayor of New York City at the Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance convening. Read more
The Washington Post Op-Ed: Like all workers, federal employees need to get back to the office August 1, 2023 Anyone who has set foot in Washington recently knows that the city remains a shadow of its former self, as too many federal employees continue working from home. At some agencies, employee absences have negatively affected customer service. This has gone on too long. The pandemic is over. Excuses for allowing offices to sit empty should end, too. Read more
Defense News Op-Ed: To innovate, DoD must be allowed to move faster July 24, 2023 The U.S. private sector innovates like no other. American companies quickly adapt to changing market demands, develop and integrate new technologies at scale, deliver products with exceptional speed and compete to win. This dynamic environment has become the benchmark of success in the modern world, but sadly and needlessly, it is often foreign terrain for the U.S. military. Read more
Statement of Michael R. Bloomberg on the Passing of Tony Bennett July 21, 2023 No matter what he said about leaving his heart somewhere out west, Anthony Benedetto from Astoria always saved his greatest love for his hometown. Read more
Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: Politicians Should Pay for Ignoring America’s Education Crisis July 13, 2023 The U.S. is in the midst of an unprecedented decline in learning, with students falling far behind over the past few years. So why are the millions of children performing below grade level not in summer school? America is missing a critical opportunity and, sadly, tragic consequences will result. Read more
Statement of Michael R. Bloomberg on Supreme Court Ruling That Requires New Campus Diversity Efforts June 29, 2023 American higher education is the envy of the world. When top students around the globe decide where to study, they come here. Our institutions of higher education make America better. At the same time they are training the scientists who will cure cancer, they are also teaching young people the responsibilities of democratic citizenship in an increasingly diverse and pluralistic society, at a time when pluralism is under attack by extremists. Read more
Statement of Michael R. Bloomberg on the Passing of Richard Ravitch June 26, 2023 New York City owes a great debt of gratitude to Richard Ravitch for his decades of honorable and effective public service. Read more