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The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits) Maximilian Kasy Univ. Chicago Press (2025)Have you felt dizzy from the constant flood of articles…

To many Americans, the economy of the past five years has been rough. Prices have soared yet pay remains stagnant. High mortgage rates have made buying…

Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for…

When states overhauled their school funding models to promote equity, they helped narrow the financial gap between high- and low-income districts, but those efforts did not…

Could I pass on the apologies of my five baby-boomer siblings to Phillip Inman (Can a nation in crisis rely on the baby boomer generation to…

Though 60 miles (100km) apart, the Brazilian municipalities of Presidente Kennedy in Espírito Santo state and Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro state have one…

Starbucks’ CEO, Brian Niccol, made 6,666 times more than his average worker last year, according to a report on the growing gap between top executives and…

Economic inequality has reached a staggering milestone in Silicon Valley: just nine households hold 15% of the region’s wealth, according to new research from San Jose…