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Who Gets the Keys? How AI is Deciding Who Can Buy a Home

Posted on: March 19, 2025March 19, 2025

Redlining shaped America’s housing and financial systems for decades. Banks and developers systematically excluded Black and immigrant communities from wealth-building opportunities through discriminatory loan practices. That history left […]

Ethics / Finance / Policy / Rights and Equality / Technology

The Real Estate Merger That Turns Homebuyers into a Product

Posted on: March 10, 2025March 10, 2025

Rocket Companies’ $1.75 billion acquisition of Redfin isn’t just about selling more mortgages or real estate listings – it’s about owning the data behind every home search and […]

Education / Finance / Healthcare / Policy

How the GSA and NIH Cuts Reveal a Dangerous Agenda

Posted on: March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

For all the talk of making government more efficient, the latest wave of federal staff cuts is less about efficiency and more about something far more insidious: the […]

Ethics / Finance / Policy / Rights and Equality

The Five Forces That Will Shape the Global Economy in 2025

Posted on: February 22, 2025February 22, 2025

The global economy is never a stable, well-oiled machine. It’s more like a collection of moving parts—some grinding together, others outright colliding. As we move into 2025, several […]

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How Finland Proved Homelessness Is a Policy Choice

Posted on: January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

Societies reveal their character in how they treat the most vulnerable. Finland, a country of just over 5.5 million people, has redefined the global conversation on homelessness through […]

Finance / Rights and Equality / Sports

Fast Break or Full Court Press? The Challenges Facing Unrivaled’s Inaugural Season

Posted on: January 16, 2025January 16, 2025

The world of sports welcomes a new entrant this week: Unrivaled, a women’s 3×3 basketball league. Co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, the league promises […]

Climate / Ethics / Finance / Policy

Fighting Fires, Fighting Injustice: Why Inmate Firefighters Deserve Fair Pay

Posted on: January 15, 2025January 15, 2025

Wildfires continue to ravage California, leaving devastation in their wake and putting lives and property at grave risk. Among the brave souls fighting these infernos are incarcerated individuals, […]

Finance / Policy

The States Where Minimum Wage Hasn’t Budged

Posted on: January 2, 2025

Despite inflation, rising living costs, and ongoing discussions about wage fairness, 20 states in the U.S. continue to hold their minimum wage at or below the federal level […]

Ethics / Finance / Policy

The Power of Lessons Learned.

Posted on: December 16, 2024December 17, 2024

Every entrepreneur starts with a dream—a vision of building something meaningful. But let me tell you, the first business is never the masterpiece. It’s the practice run, the […]

Finance / Foreign Policy / Media / Policy

AOC Signals a Turning Point for the Democratic Party

Posted on: December 12, 2024

Amid the unsettling aftermath of the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s tragic killing and the societal unease it symbolizes, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ascension within the Democratic Party serves as both a reflection […]

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