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How should companies respond to Black Lives Matter?
An expert panel discusses challenges and strategies for corporate responses to racial injustice.
Income shocks hit Black and Hispanic families twice as much
The racial wealth gap makes drops in income particularly disruptive for Black and Hispanic families.
When choosing where to eat, race matters
Some aspects of American life, such as eating out, remain fragmented along racial lines.
Black voters face longer waits at the polls
Free and fair elections are vital to a well-functioning democracy, but in the United States, casting a ballot costs some voters significantly more time than others.
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The downfall (and possible salvation) of expertise
Can experts win back the public’s trust?
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Would you trust a machine to pick a vaccine?
Machine learning is being tasked with an increasing number of important decisions. But the answers it generates involve a degree of uncertainty.
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In corporate responses to Black Lives Matter, commitment speaks volumes
In the midst of a social movement, it takes more than words to win public opinion.
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Debt still matters
When the government borrows, someone—eventually—will have to pay it back.
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A daily measure of people’s potential exposure to COVID-19
A pair of indexes provide a daily look at Americans’ movement patterns amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s spread.
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Could easier credit speed the adoption of energy efficiency?
For some, increased adoption of beneficial technologies is less about persuasion than access.