This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you need to treat anxiety in the future, odds are the treatment won’t just be therapy, but also an algorithm. Across the mental-health industry, companies are rapidly building solutions for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. U.S. Gross Domestic Product is one of the most-cited economic statistics and is regularly regarded as shorthand for measuring the economic outcomes of the entire nation. Although it once represented…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As European countries seek to revive their economies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an acute labor shortage in a variety of sectors risks stopping the recovery in its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 30 percentage-point homeownership gap between Black and white households is wider today than it was in 1960, when explicit housing discrimination was still legal. Applicants of color experience higher…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our nation’s social infrastructure is composed of the economic and social investments that are necessary for U.S. workers and families to be able to take care of their loved ones…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Policymakers typically respond to labor market shocks—such as the one caused by the COVID-19 pandemic—through two types of policy approaches: protect the economy to preserve employment or provide direct supports for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The significance of the Decennial Census guided Seattle Foundation’s decision to play a leadership role in supporting the 2020 Census and ensuring a fair and accurate count. “The latest census…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Men are much more likely to die from COVID-19 than women. This is true globally – where the death rate has been about 50% higher for men. Notably, this gap does not appear…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this summer, Stanford economist Neale Mahoney sounded an alarm with a study he coauthored: Americans have at least $140 billion in unpaid health care bills sitting in collection agencies—making the country’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homeowners ages 62 and older collectively own $9.2 trillion in home equity wealth. But since the 2008 housing bust, very few have accessed the wealth stored in their home equity—even though many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As more individuals and institutions move to mission-related investing, the moment could be ripe for bringing some of that capital to the field of arts and culture. A report released Monday looks at how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Corporate America loves climate action. At least, that’s what companies’ public climate pledges would have you think. But their lobbying activity often says otherwise. Despite ambitious commitments to reduce their…