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# John Hope Bryant


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## John Hope Bryant


Bryant, the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE, is the author of _Capitalism For All: Inclusive Economics and the Future-Proofing of America_ (Wiley). 


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## John Hope Bryant


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc43b937b34d5ab9d/6a3a8f1699e9a75d043ca009/Alan-Greenspan-G7.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 23, 2026  
### [Remembering Alan Greenspan: the Fed Chair, Bookkeeper, and Bandleader](https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/remembering-alan-greenspan-the-fed-chair-bookkeeper-and-bandleader/)  
"Greenspan’s life, and indeed his impact, was so much bigger than his resume," writes John Hope Brya...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9bed531798bd0008/6a17501fcbdd67c2065e3eb8/fulshear-texas.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 28, 2026  
### [What America’s Fastest-Growing Cities Tell Us About the Future](https://time.com/article/2026/05/27/what-america-s-fastest-growing-cities-tell-us-about-the-future/)  
These communities aren’t debating diversity. They’re building it by accident, and profiting enormous...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ae79a480b11c7e4/69caf02563102911fd73ac41/American-Flags-NYSE.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 31, 2026  
### [To Protect the American Dream, We Need Capitalism for All](https://time.com/article/2026/03/30/to-protect-the-american-dream-we-need-capitalism-for-all/)  
"Without access to quality education, fair credit, safe neighborhoods, and job opportunities, the pr...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt659bc08f39c07f5a/69c44da3ba709948caaf75a0/miami-skyline.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 28, 2026  
### [The Manosphere is Lying About Who Built Society](https://time.com/article/2026/03/26/the-manosphere-is-lying-about-who-built-society/)  
John Hope Bryant rebuts the manosphere's claim that men built society alone, sharing how women have ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Carter G. Woodson](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3cdfcb07cf8efb0/69b04876035c6f1a427a4119/Carter-G.-Woodson.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 25, 2026  
### [The Lesson Carter G. Woodson Still Has for America at 250](https://time.com/7380942/us-250-anniversary-carter-g-woodson/)  
Black History Week was launched to correct the record—and show why inclusive American history matter...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![The U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0f3f35ec97e5117/6998c99125f3ee8fd7644f8e/U.S.-Capitol-DC.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 6, 2025  
### [Why Americans Can’t—And Shouldn’t—Lose Hope](https://time.com/7315073/americans-cant-lose-hope/)  
Polling suggests that belief in the American dream has hit a record low. But John Hope Bryant makes ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4bcda6e68896dec9/6998c8bda97fc007e9a7490f/AI-Coming-for-Your-100k-Job.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 31, 2025  
### [AI May Replace $100K Jobs But Create Even More Opportunities](https://time.com/7306692/ai-taking-jobs-more-opportunities/)  
AI could widen inequality—or spark a broad middle-class revival with bold action, writes John Hope B...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![Directly below view of American Flag amidst modern office skyscrapers against sky, New York, USA](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a474a2ec9b2895c/6998c70f1500fb12b6aa64d5/American-flag-skyscrapers.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 30, 2025  
### [Why Growing the Economy from the Bottom Up is Bet](https://time.com/7289935/growing-economy-bottom-up/)  
"We can make capitalism work for everyone—not by changing its fundamentals, but by expanding its rea...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Hiking a Football](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1155666963e37948/6998c6fc9fbc7c49fcd9a1fb/kids-football.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 29, 2025  
### [We Need a Farm System for American Jobs](https://time.com/7289184/farm-system-american-jobs/)  
Why America should build a workforce development system similar to the development programs we have ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Pope Francis Leads Mass At St. Peter's Square On World Children's Day](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94d930f503ec3306/6998c5ebe2d64b502fc5f43d/pope-francis-capitalism.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 21, 2025  
### [Column: Pope Francis Taught the World a Lesson About Capitalism](https://time.com/7279105/pope-francis-capitalism/)  
Pope Francis didn’t just preach from the pulpit—he lived among the people, especially the forgotten,...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Cracked Credit Card](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcff1f5afb8a16cb3/6998c4a7a97fc05321a7422a/Cracked-Credit-Card.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 5, 2025  
### [Credit Scores Are Key to Healing our Economy](https://time.com/7264586/credit-scores-key-healing-economy-and-democracy/)  
John Hope Bryant argues that raising credit scores could lower crime rates, increase life expectancy...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The 67th Annual Grammy Awards](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0d6ce487eae2023/6998b31293610c5f04c2d759/Beyonce-67th-Grammy-Awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 5, 2025  
### [Beyoncé Proves Winning Is The Best Activism](https://time.com/7212836/beyonce-proves-winning-best-activism/)  
John Hope Bryant argues that Beyoncé's history-making Grammy win demonstrates how influence and owne...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Man hand holding placard with text "No justice no peace"](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b5ebf691612e0dd/6998b2afe2d64b4f51c5d1e7/martin-luther-king-jr-hope-future-justice.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 23, 2025  
### [Why MLK Jr.'s Message Still Matters in the Second Trump Era](https://time.com/7209413/martin-luther-king-jr-hope-future-trump/)  
Dr. King's dream for bipartisanship and collaboration is as urgent as ever in the new Trump era, wri...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Powerful Winds Fuel Multiple Fires Across Los Angeles Area](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt667acdd1d0829175/6998b28766d4e30ac6cba44d/la-wildfires-recovery.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 18, 2025  
### [How L.A. Can Recover from the Wildfires](https://time.com/7207939/la-wildfires-recovery-community/)  
John Hope Bryant writes about how the solutions—creative, bold, and compassionate—to this devastatin...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Colourful image of people manipulating columns of a bar graph.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt419d6fa889f8a860/698a9c57c9e9419a811249b6/america-economic-future.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 20, 2024  
### [Our Economy Needs More Than White Men](https://time.com/7177856/diversity-minorities-america-economic-future-purchasing-power/)  
This is just a mathematical reality, says John Hope Bryant—and one that we must confront and solve t...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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