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

Posted on May 6, 2025 Updated on May 6, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Google in October 2020. That legal challenge could reshape… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Finance, Policy, Technology     


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

Posted on April 29, 2025 Updated on April 29, 2025

Author: Dr. Cary WoodsAffiliation: Managing Partner, HarnessAI (Public Health Informatics & Predictive Analytics)Contact: cary@harnessai.netDate: May 2025 1. Abstract Maternal morbidity… Read more

Posted in Policy     


Why Our Cities Are Quietly Breaking Down

Posted on April 28, 2025 Updated on April 28, 2025

There is a quiet, slow erosion happening across American cities. It is not an earthquake or a sudden crash. It… Read more

Posted in Climate, Education, Finance, Policy     


A Thank You to Senator Dick Durbin

Posted on April 27, 2025 Updated on April 27, 2025

Leadership is not simply about holding power. It is about knowing when to pass it on. Senator Dick Durbin’s decision… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Policy, Rights and Equality     


America’s Innovation Economy Runs on Unpaid Labor

Posted on April 23, 2025 Updated on April 23, 2025

A funny thing happened on the way to the startup revolution. We built an entire mythology around the entrepreneur, but… Read more

Posted in Education, Policy     


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

Posted on April 12, 2025 Updated on April 12, 2025

The architecture of mass incarceration is evolving, and it is wearing a suit. This week, a plan emerged from the… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Policy, Rights and Equality     


A Quiet Victory, A Clear Message

Posted on April 3, 2025 Updated on April 7, 2025

Last night’s judicial election in Wisconsin wasn’t just a local affair. It was a referendum, not just on partisan politics,… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Policy     


This Time, the People Won

Posted on April 2, 2025 Updated on April 2, 2025

Last night, something remarkable happened in Wisconsin. In a special election many thought would fly under the radar, the people… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Finance, Policy     


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

Posted on March 19, 2025 Updated on March 19, 2025

Redlining shaped America’s housing and financial systems for decades. Banks and developers systematically excluded Black and immigrant communities from wealth-building… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Finance, Homelessness, Policy, Technology     


Donald Trump’s Grievances Against Voice of America: A Historical Analysis (working paper)

Posted on March 17, 2025 Updated on March 17, 2025

Abstract Voice of America (VOA), a U.S. government-funded international broadcaster, has traditionally served as a nonpartisan tool of American soft… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Foreign Policy, Policy, Rights and Equality, Working Papers     


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