Inequality
Specialization in education is just one way of optimizing the system for the future.
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In 2018, The New York Times published a comprehensive expose on the burgeoning crypto movement that detailed the luxurious lives of the newly crypto rich. The article, aptly titled, “Everyone […]
The study is among the first to explore the relationship between emotional abilities, political ideologies, and prejudice.
If you’re a great engineer, you can get ahead in Silicon Valley — to a certain extent.
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What does fame have to do with merit, anyway?
Do you know the implicit biases you have? Here are some ways to find them out.
Left-leaning groups don’t seem to have made as full use of the internet as right-leaning ones. As one conservative put it, Paul Revere had a horse, but they have the internet.
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If we make the right choices, there’s hope for the future.
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America’s educational system has become frayed by lackluster civic engagement.
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Many believe that the internet has made it easier for us to participate in political activism. But is that really true?
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A new study finds that factors influencing where you’re born continue to affect your earnings throughout life.
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” — Toni Morrison
Immigrants add way more to the American economy than they take.
A former employee says the company was trying to rebrand itself as “cool” and “trendy” in order to attract younger workers.
Like it or not, most jobs still require some kind of secondary degree. PeerForward is working with low-income communities to ensure that students aren’t excluded based on their zip code.
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At 18 percent of the population, Hispanics account for 67.2 percent of U.S. net homeownership gains.
The term socialism makes political discourse difficult. Should we do away with it altogether?
One report claims the trade is better pay for fewer jobs over all. Other reports disagree.
The Evergreen National Education Prize offers monetary and promotional support to organizations helping low-income youths access education.
The strike is poised to happen on Amazon’s upcoming “Prime Day.”
The U.S. Soccer Federation says “market realities” explain the pay gap. Others say it’s institutionalized sexism.
Ideas are plentiful; execution is another story.
It isn’t surprising, but what’s behind the straight-white-male hegemony?
China has long spied on its own citizens, but a new report shows how foreigners are increasingly falling under the nation’s watchful eye.
A universal basic income is just one of Andrew Yang’s ideas to update capitalism for the 21st century.
Discrimination is up across the board.
Could 16 Psyche make every person on Earth a billionaire? The space mining race is heating up.
The once-famously cheap city is growing more expensive by the year, pricing out the artists that it was once known for.
Bernie Sanders reveals an even bigger plan than Elizabeth Warren, but does it go too far?
Andrew Yang argues that the Alaska Permanent Fund shows the path to implementing a nationwide universal basic income.