They Could Be Heroes: Data centers don’t have to be villains in the clean energy transition
Amid all the head-spinning plot twists in the summer blockbuster thriller Eddington—in which Joaquin Phoenix, as a small-town sheriff in the summer of 2020, confronts everything from the COVID-19 lockdowns to online radicalization—one villain stands above the…
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The Youth Boom No One is Preparing For
If you listen to the Youth Bloom podcast as religiously as I do, you know how Catherine Nzuki opens every episode: ‘By the year 2050, one in…
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What Will It Take for People to Care About Climate Change? A Job.
When Algorithms Become Slumlords: Chicago’s Rent Crisis by Design
INTRODUCTION Chicago is amid a full-blown affordability crisis. Nearly half of residents now spend more than 30% of their income on rent, and 1 in…
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AI Is Our New Commons — and We’re Governing It Badly
Artificial intelligence has become the defining technology of this century. Governments, corporations, and universities around the world are racing to build large language models, faster…
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The Federal Child Tax Credit: Effects on Child Poverty
The expansion of the child tax credit (CTC) and its monthly distribution as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) from July 2021 until the…
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Despite Historic Minimum Wage Increases, the South Still Trails Behind
Over 80 cities, counties, and states will raise their minimum wage this year, thanks to the Fight for $15 movement. But only two of those…
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Automation is a Distraction
Alternative Work Arrangements are the Real Threat to American Jobs Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics have caused panic that American jobs will be…
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Taxing the Digital Economy: Challenges in the European Union
Tax policy reform specifically targeting the digital economy has become a hotly debated subject in the European Union (EU). In recent years, several EU member…
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