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Kate Zernike’s “The Exceptions” tells the infuriating, inspiring story of the sexism faced by female scientists at M.I.T. — and how they fought back. (2023)
If progressivism can’t work there, why should the country believe it can work anywhere else? (2021)
Bellarmine University is creating a scholarship program to recruit low-income, high-achieving students into the STEM disciplines of computer engine... (2020)
In partnership with NASA, Smithsonian Learning Labs, and others, the lessons use space exploration, museums, and popular movies to teach the princi... (2020)
Conditions that led to George Floyd’s death are not unique to Minneapolis and St. Paul. But there’s a reason why the Twin Cities triggered a nation... (2020)
Other cities have combined books and subsidized housing, but the outgoing mayor, Rahm Emanuel, has embraced the concept with three striking new pro... (2019)
New research suggests that Redoshi, who became a free woman in 1865, may have been the last living survivor of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (2019)
The workers behind hits like Fortnite and Call of Duty need unions to protect them from exploitation. (2019)
A new college admissions scandal is just the latest proof of a grossly uneven playing field. (2019)
Nine more have ended veteran homelessness. It’s part of a national program called Built for Zero that uses a data-based approach to help officials ... (2019)
The arrival of the tech company’s new headquarters was set to shake up the borough’s real estate market, driving up rents and spurring displacement... (2019)
Failing to identify and help poor and minority students isn’t just unfair. It also hurts growth. (2019)
On Socialism - In the age of A.O.C., the lesson must be learned again. (2019)
In public, executives wring their hands over automation’s negative consequences for workers. In private, they talk about how they are racing to aut... (2019)
The years from the end of World War II into the 1970s were ones of substantial economic growth and broadly shared prosperity. Beginning in the 1970... (2011)
Other areas, not so much. (2018)
Kids from many rural areas have a better chance at upward mobility than those who grow up in urban areas, but it varies from place to place, and fr... (2018)
U.S. unemployment is down and jobs are going unfilled. But for people without much education, the real question is: Do those jobs pay enough to liv... (2018)
A preliminary analysis of 100 U.S. metro areas suggests Airbnb bears at least some responsibility for soaring housing costs. (2018)
United Nations 2015: Time for Global Action. Focus on gender equality and women's empowerment to achieve sustainable development (2018)
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - Time for Global Action for People and Planet (2018)
What if everyone lived in the same street? I’m obsessed with a website called Dollar Street. Created by Factfulness co-author Anna Rosling Rönnlun... (2018)
Asian-Americans have been among the most vocal opponents of affirmative action. But national surveys show that most favor it. (2018)
A joint brief by the seven other Ivies and nine private universities said that a ruling against Harvard’s admissions process would reverberate acro... (2018)
The suit, which accuses the university of discriminating against Asian-Americans, has shed light on little-known aspects of Harvard’s selection pro... (2018)
Amarillo College is working hard to accommodate low-income students—but it can only do so much. (2018)
A new federal report on homelessness shows King County behind only Los Angeles and New York City in the number of people living without permanent s... (2017)
The rule of thumb is that the cost of your house should equal roughly 2.6 years of income. But in some U.S. cities, home prices are almost 10 times... (2018)
Long plagued by poverty and desperation, Stockton, Calif., is testing universal basic income as a means of improving the lives of its people. (2018)
The rise of renting in the U.S. isn’t just about high housing prices, or preferences for city living, but about the flexibility to compete in today... (2018)
Nigeria’s Growth Is Unsustainable. Here’s Why. (2024)
Teton County in Wyoming is home to the widest income divide in America, with a median house price of more than $5 million and an average income of ... (2023)
The Impossible Ethical Bargain Behind African Safaris (2023)
It’s easy to blame the other side. And for many Democrats, it’s obvious that Republicans are thwarting progress toward a more equal society.But wha... (2021)
VICE News Published on Sep 11, 2017 Perennially perched at or near the top of lists of America’s most expensive and affluent cities, San Franci... (2019)
America is the richest country in the world, but it also has one of the biggest divides between rich and poor. What can a zip code reveal about ine... (2018)
Remarks by Ms. Malala Yousafzai (United Nations Messenger of Peace) at the event entitled "Financing the Future: Education 2030". (2018)
CAFOD Published on Aug 16, 2016 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as part of Agenda 2030 Su... (2018)
Bill Gates recently read Hans Rosling's new book "Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think." I... (2018)
CAFOD Published on Aug 16, 2016 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as part of Agenda 2030 Su... (2018)
This short film by Stanley Nelson explores the impact of bias within public accommodations as well as the possibilities for a better future. (2018)
Marginal Revolution University Published on Feb 16, 2016 Throughout this section of the course, we’ve been trying to solve a complicated economic... (2018)
Historian Matthew Pinsker presents a quick rundown of the story of Dred Scott, a slave who sued for his freedom, leading to one of the Supreme Cour... (2018)
Dred Scott v. Sandford was a landmark Supreme Court case decided in 1857, in which the court held that African Americans could not be citizens of t... (2018)
VICE News Published on Sep 15, 2017 Canada is often lauded for its healthcare system but if you’re trying to buy a place in Toronto, the housin... (2018)
LastWeekTonight Published on Jul 13, 2014 John Oliver discusses America's growing wealth gap and why it may be a problem in the future. Connec... (2018)
The Rio you won’t see at the Olympics Watch part 1, "2016 Olympics: What Rio doesn’t want the world to see" (2018)
Marginal Revolution University Published on Feb 16, 2016 Throughout this section of the course, we’ve been trying to solve a complicated economic... (2018)
Silicon Valley may be a place of incredible innovation, but some say what most needs to change is its own business culture. A new book called "Brot... (2018)
a16z Published on Jan 21, 2018 Traditional banking services have fallen flat for an enormous segment of the population -- whether because they’... (2018)
How Can We Avoid the Mistakes of the Past? Eugenics is the idea that people can improve humanity by regulating who is allowed to reproduce and ... (2020)
Listen to this episode from 99% Invisible on Spotify. Computer algorithms now shape our world in profound and mostly invisible ways. They predict i... (2022)
Carla Harris talks to Freada Kapor Klein of the Kapor Capital, which invests in entrepreneurs who are women or from multicultural backgrounds. (2018)
What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the con... (2023)
At a time when AI and digital platforms are under fire, Orly Lobel, a renowned tech policy scholar, defends technology as a powerful tool we can ha... (2023)
The 1619 Project, inaugurated with a special issue of The New York Times Magazine, challenges us to reframe U.S. history by marking the year when t... (2020)
Elpha is where women in tech talk candidly online. We're a private community where members come for personal and professional development, to start... (2020)
We believe people of all different backgrounds should have the opportunity to participate, shape, and succeed in the founding, funding, and buildin... (2018)
The California Sunday Magazine The College Try Liz Waite and Kersheral Jessup couldn’t afford a higher education, let alone rent. But they worked a... (2017)