Tag: Commentary
It’s time to take stock of housing options
The United States is facing an expanding gap between how much workers earn and how much they have to pay for housing.
Workers have faced...
Holdouts may be returning to the workforce
The U.S. economy surprised analysts by adding 467,000 jobs in January, overcoming concerns about the COVID-19 omicron variant and continuing a long streak of...
Digital divide isn’t easy to close
In 2021, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy announced that education officials in his state had “closed” the digital divide by ensuring that every public school...
Your payoff for volunteering
More than 77 million Americans volunteer a total of 6.9 billion hours a year doing everything from fighting fires to raising funds for cancer...
On web, ‘critical ignoring’ is crucial
The web is a treacherous place.
A website’s author may not be its author. References that confer legitimacy may have little to do with the...
The other half of the sales story
We all know what we expect from customers. We want them to give us their attention, give us a fair hearing, be open to...
HR comes knocking after D.C. riot
Can you be fired for joining a violent mob that storms the Capitol?
Of course you can.
Among the jarring images of white insurrectionists who broke...
Companies can win big by thinking small
I’m a huge fan of Rhode Island. Growing up in a small, close-knit part of the world such as Northern Ireland drew me to...
The wide computer science divide among races
When it comes to the digital divide, often the focus is on how lack of internet service and basic technology will hurt students’ academic...
Tik Tok is upending workplace policies
As the Thanksgiving holiday was winding down, a medical center in Salem, Ore., found itself in the middle of a frothing social media mess....











