This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As an investor in data-driven companies, I’ve been thinking a lot about my grandfather—a baker, a small business owner, and, I now realize, a pioneering data scientist. Without much more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Afghanistan suffered more than 10,000 civilian casualties in 2017, as deadly suicide and complex attacks killed and injured more people than any previous year in the war-torn country, according to the…
This brief explains how Congress and the president can best help reduce our country’s outsized reliance on imprisonment. Successful interventions will need to target issues that previous efforts have overlooked or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a mother and a human being, the Parkland, Florida school shooting cut me to the core. As I know it did so many of you. And as someone who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than two dozen programs run by nonprofits and government agencies in Riverside County were awarded nearly $10 million in U.S. Housing & Urban Development grants intended to reduce homelessness.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study published by public policy think tank the Levy Economics Institute finds that the cancellation of all student loan debt not only would yield benefits for young Americans, but would positively…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New York City is growing — but its crime rate continues to plunge. And while a number of factors go into a phenomenon that big, the city’s changing police tactics…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A national campaign demanding that political candidates reject funding from the National Rifle Association (NRA) was launched days after the most recent mass shooting on a school campus in Parkland,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A Mother Jones project began in 2012 and attempted to recreate earlier years from news records going back to 1982. Early years report at most one or two incidents per…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Far too much of the chatter about jobs and technology is built around static analysis. Robot workers replace human workers. Assuming much smarter machines — such as self-driving vehicles —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Task Force on Agricultural and Rural Prosperity found that rural Americans working in agriculture still lack access to the electronic connectivity,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. IIn challenging environments, and with patient care at stake, smooth transitions among Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) field staff are vital. Charlotte Fountaine, a Service Designer working with MSF,…