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Satellite view of the United States at night reveals illuminated cities and areas, with dense clusters of lights in the eastern region, highlighting vibrant economic hubs reminiscent of workforce data concentrations, contrasted by the sparser illumination in the western regions.

America’s workforce desperately needs a data overhaul

A National Center for Data and Evidence could supplement our archaic and expensive system and more accurately measure AI's impact on jobs.

World map highlighting the Brandt Line, dividing the Global North and Global South across continents.

The Brandt Line gave us the Global North and South. It needs an update.

In 1980, Willy Brandt drew a line across the map that still influences how we think about the world.

A man is laying on the ground next to an escalator.

How has income inequality within countries evolved over the past century?

While the steep rise of inequality in the United States is well-known, long-run data on the incomes of the richest shows countries have followed a variety of trajectories.

a close up of a blue dollar bill.

Is a capitalist-socialist economy inevitable?

The status quo may be unsustainable.

Scotty Hendricks

Democracy can do much better: Here’s a 6-point plan to hold everyone accountable

The restoration of public confidence is crucial for strong democratic governance around the world.

Emergency powers: Is democracy “backsliding” away?

The state of global democracy is relatively strong — but there are clear signs of recent erosion.

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