They don’t look like much from the highway. Vast anonymous boxes with no windows, buzzing quietly behind fences and guards. But make no mistake: these warehouses of computing […]
Finance / Homelessness / Policy
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The House We All Live In
Every once in a while, a problem comes along that is so big, so intertwined with everything else, that we stop seeing it. Housing in America is like […]
Ethics / Policy / Rights and Equality
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The One Question That Helped a Small Business Stop Losing Good People
Jenna runs a 35-person coffee roastery in the foothills of North Carolina. It’s the kind of place where everyone knows each other’s schedule, where a sick day strains […]
Finance / Policy
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When Fewer Babies Meet Rising Prices. Rethinking Inflation in an Aging World
Most people think of inflation as a four-letter word in economic form. Prices go up, wages struggle to keep pace, and that weekly grocery bill becomes another gut […]
Education / Finance / Foreign Policy / Policy
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Unequal. Unjust. Unacceptable: A Global Dashboard of Redistribution and Inequality
What happens when we stop asking how much people make and start asking how fairly it gets shared? That question drives the new web-based dashboard “Who Shares the […]
Ethics / Policy
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Gerrymandering and the Betrayal of the American Ideal
If the Founding Fathers were alive today and happened to glance at Texas’s latest congressional redistricting map, they wouldn’t just raise their powdered eyebrows. They’d likely declare it […]
Policy
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The Most Serious Classroom in America
There’s something about a correctional facility that deflates the imagination. The buildings are concrete, the light is bad, and time slows down. The future shrinks into a series […]
Ethics / Policy
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Let’s Stop Rewarding Visibility Over Value
Promotions are slowing down, even for top performers. The numbers show it. In early 2024, just 1.3 percent of white-collar workers received promotions, the lowest rate in years. […]
Education / Finance / Policy
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What We Get Wrong About Doing Good, Part 1
Not long ago, I sat down with the director of a small nonprofit working on food insecurity in a mid-sized city. The organization was lean, focused, and well-respected […]
Ethics / Finance / Healthcare / Policy
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Small Towns Deserve More Than Empty Promises
Washington debates often revolve around numbers. Trillions in spending. Billions in cuts. A line item here. A policy adjustment there. Out in rural America, the numbers feel less […]