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TechEquity's Catherine Bracy On What Venture Capital is Doing to our Economy
Venture capital is meant to infuse burgeoning companies with cash to grow, but instead it’s become a sector that is too obsessed with raking in short…
1 year ago
Are You Affected by the NOAA Layoffs?
Scientists who study and keep the public informed about wildfires, hurricanes, avalanches and climate change are reeling from the Trump administratio…
1 year ago
The Pandemic’s Lasting Effects on Student Learning, Mental Health
The average American student is “less than halfway to a full academic recovery” from the effects of the Covid pandemic. That’s according to a 2024 re…
1 year ago
Patrick Hutchison Shares His D.I.Y. Adventures in ‘Cabin’
In 2013, Patrick Hutchison bought a derelict shack in the Cascades not far from his home in Seattle. Within a few years, the weekend renovation proje…
1 year ago
Sly Stone and the ‘Burden of Black Genius’
No band may better reflect the multicultural, gender-expansive exuberance of the Bay Area dream than Sly and the Family Stone. A new documentary “Sly…
1 year ago
How is the Media Changing Under President Trump?
The federal agency overseeing Voice of America has placed its chief national correspondent on a paid “excused absence” while it investigates his alle…
1 year ago
In “SuperAgency,” Reid Hoffman Argues AI Will Empower, not Diminish, Us
Linkedin co-founder Reid Hoffman is bullish on the ability of AI to improve our society and our selves. In his new book, “SuperAgency: What Could Pos…
1 year ago
Kelsey McKinney on Why We Love to Gossip
Gossip can be “juicy, strange, funny and utterly banal” and we love to hear it, whether we identify as gossips or not. Kelsey McKinney, host and crea…
1 year ago
Trump Addresses Congress After Imposing Sweeping Tariffs, Halting Ukrainian Aid
Donald Trump takes the stage on Tuesday night, addressing Congress to make the case for his agenda, after a whirlwind six weeks in office. This week,…
1 year ago
Anti-Musk Sentiment Boils Over to Tesla Owners
Anger and frustration over Elon Musk’s DOGE and its drastic, legally questionable cuts to the federal workforce have sparked protests outside Tesla d…
1 year ago