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Coinbase Just Crashed the Club

Posted on: May 11, 2025May 14, 2025

On May 19, Coinbase joins the S&P 500, the index that defines American capitalism. This is the first time a crypto-native company has been absorbed into the economic bloodstream […]

Policy

Who Is Andy Beshear and Why You Want to Know

Posted on: May 8, 2025May 8, 2025

Andy Beshear, the Democratic Governor of Kentucky, might just be the most intriguing political figure you haven’t heard enough about. While the national conversation often revolves around the […]

Ethics / Finance / Policy / Technology

Still Using Google? So Are 90% of Us. That’s Kind of the Problem.

Posted on: May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Google in October 2020. That legal challenge could reshape how small businesses operate in the digital economy. […]

Policy

Predictive Modeling of Maternal Morbidity: Insights from a Decade of Regional Birth Data (2010–2020)

Posted on: April 29, 2025April 29, 2025

Author: Dr. Cary WoodsAffiliation: Managing Partner, HarnessAI (Public Health Informatics & Predictive Analytics)Contact: cary@harnessai.netDate: May 2025 1. Abstract Maternal morbidity remains a critical public health challenge in the […]

Climate / Education / Finance / Policy

Why Our Cities Are Quietly Breaking Down

Posted on: April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

There is a quiet, slow erosion happening across American cities. It is not an earthquake or a sudden crash. It is more like rot in the beams of […]

Ethics / Policy / Rights and Equality

A Thank You to Senator Dick Durbin

Posted on: April 27, 2025April 27, 2025

Leadership is not simply about holding power. It is about knowing when to pass it on. Senator Dick Durbin’s decision to step aside after a lifetime of public […]

Education / Policy

America’s Innovation Economy Runs on Unpaid Labor

Posted on: April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

A funny thing happened on the way to the startup revolution. We built an entire mythology around the entrepreneur, but forgot to fund the human being behind it. […]

Ethics / Policy / Rights and Equality

From Wall Street to Cell Blocks: The Monetization of Detention in a Globalized Fear Economy

Posted on: April 12, 2025April 12, 2025

The architecture of mass incarceration is evolving, and it is wearing a suit. This week, a plan emerged from the shadow corridors of militarized entrepreneurship. Erik Prince, the […]

Ethics / Policy

A Quiet Victory, A Clear Message

Posted on: April 3, 2025April 7, 2025

Last night’s judicial election in Wisconsin wasn’t just a local affair. It was a referendum, not just on partisan politics, but on whether our democratic institutions can still […]

Ethics / Finance / Policy

This Time, the People Won

Posted on: April 2, 2025April 2, 2025

Last night, something remarkable happened in Wisconsin. In a special election many thought would fly under the radar, the people delivered a sharp, resounding answer to a question […]

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