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Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
Intricate, invisible webs, just like this one, link some of the world’s largest food companies and most popular brands to jobs performed by U.S. prisoners nationwide, according to a sweeping…
What’s your (sur)name? Intergenerational mobility over six centuries
This column challenges this view by comparing tax records for family dynasties (identified by surname) in Florence, Italy in 1427 and 2011. The top earners among the current taxpayers were…
Harvey Weinstein and the Economics of Consent
The blunt power of the gatekeeper is the ability to enforce not just artistic, but also financial, exile. It’s not these bad men. Or that dirty industry. It’s this inhumane…
How I Missed Out On Over $350,000 Working in Technology
It’s been a weird and windy road since my 11-year-old-self lost a chess match to an IBM 360 in 1970. Let me be upfront about this — my degree is…
Why solving ‘hidden’ suburban poverty is trickier than helping cities
Suburbs weren’t created to be inclusive places