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Past the crowds and balconies of Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras Day has started the same way since 1819, with a neighborhood tradition as unexpected as... (2023)
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)
Roland Fryer Jr.’s life is a movie script: A man abandoned by his mom and raised by an alcoholic dad became the youngest black professor to ever se... (2022)
The pandemic took the concept of universal basic income out of the hands of Silicon Valley tech bros—and brought it to the people. (2021)
The slaughter of the Herero was genocide, says Berlin | Europe (2021)
If progressivism can’t work there, why should the country believe it can work anywhere else? (2021)
Two new courses are focused on the same theme. A four-credit hour undergraduate/graduate course is slated to be offered in spring 2021, while a con... (2020)
Tufts University faculty are looking for ways to make social justice and inclusion integral parts of their courses. (2020)
Black students do well when schools let them do good. (2020)
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)
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As a result, the ideas of the earliest economists are being revised and improved (2020)
Brazil's women's national players will be paid the same as male players for representing their country, says the CBF. (2020)
This is a topic of great importance and one that we in the tech/startup sector have not done a good job with. We wait until a company is ready to g... (2020)
Given the magnitude of the Elaine Massacre, its absence from standard narratives in American history is striking. But it is important that we remem... (2020)
Not a lot is written about being a female founder and CEO. I used to believe that my journey as a startup founder was the same as any other founder... (2020)
On June 12, 2020, Knight Foundation announced its support for three national organizations that are committed to expanding opportunities and creati... (2020)
Black Americans have seen technology used to target them again and again. Stopping it means looking at the problem differently. (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)
After nearly a week of protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, teachers are looking for lessons they can use to help stude... (2020)
The gap between the liberal mayors who run many big cities and the officers who help police them is especially pronounced in the wake of George Flo... (2020)
As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing prob... (2020)
SoftBank Investment Advisers and WeWork Labs say they’ve officially kicked off the first session of Emerge, an accelerator program designed for und... (2020)
Groups advocating for sexual assault victims worry that the changes will have a chilling effect on students coming forward. (2020)
Expropriated Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act, w... (2020)
It’s not what most people think. “As scholars of gender inequality in the workplace, we are routinely asked by companies to investigate why they... (2020)
Everyone knows that you’re not supposed to start your argument with ‘everyone knows,’ but in this case, I think we ought to make an exception: Ever... (2019)
Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. Its secret? Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally "As in... (2019)
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)
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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)
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)
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)
American wealth inequality is staggering. A wealth tax, which would hone in on the money people actually have, rather than just the money we earn a... (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)
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)
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)