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    Return-to-office mandates are corporate helicopter parenting—and it’s hurting everyone involved

    Return-to-office mandates are corporate helicopter parenting—and it’s hurting everyone involved

    Return-to-office mandates come at a cost, especially for working parents, and mothers in particular.

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    September 12, 2025

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    90% of laid-off H-1B visa holders were able to find new work against all odds. Here’s what the data tells us about America’s complicated relationship with foreign-born talent
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    90% of laid-off H-1B visa holders were able to find new work against all odds. Here’s what the data tells us about America’s complicated relationship with foreign-born talent

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    May 26, 2023
    From Hollywood writers to delivery drivers, workers are fed up with the gradual devaluation of their professions
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    From Hollywood writers to delivery drivers, workers are fed up with the gradual devaluation of their professions

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    May 26, 2023
    Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal is an expensive slog and distraction—and CEO Satya Nadella knows he’d be nuts to walk away
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    Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal is an expensive slog and distraction—and CEO Satya Nadella knows he’d be nuts to walk away

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    May 25, 2023
    Why the underestimated economic burden of rare diseases could be costing the U.S. trillions of dollars
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    Why the underestimated economic burden of rare diseases could be costing the U.S. trillions of dollars

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    May 25, 2023
    Tech giants have gutted publishing. Now digital fatigue is giving print a new lease on life
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    Tech giants have gutted publishing. Now digital fatigue is giving print a new lease on life

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    May 25, 2023
    Glassdoor’s chief economist: ‘Pay transparency rules are solving age-old workplace problems–but the gap in employee experience should alarm us’
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    Glassdoor’s chief economist: ‘Pay transparency rules are solving age-old workplace problems–but the gap in employee experience should alarm us’

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    May 25, 2023
    Chuck Schumer and Kevin McCarthy.
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    Want to solve the debt ceiling crisis? Let Congress actually vote

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    May 24, 2023
    History has not ended–but the way we view risk has irreversibly changed

    History has not ended–but the way we view risk has irreversibly changed

    By Martin Dempsey and Charles Bralver
    May 24, 2023
    I worked for Henry Kissinger when America first engaged China in the 1970s. Here’s why I think the two countries still have a chance to mend their ties
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    I worked for Henry Kissinger when America first engaged China in the 1970s. Here’s why I think the two countries still have a chance to mend their ties

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    May 24, 2023
    Plastics are in our air, food, and water. A reckoning is coming–and smart businesses can see it

    Plastics are in our air, food, and water. A reckoning is coming–and smart businesses can see it

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    May 24, 2023
    Silicon Valley is knowingly violating ethical A.I. principles. Society can’t respond if we let disagreements poison the debate
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    Silicon Valley is knowingly violating ethical A.I. principles. Society can’t respond if we let disagreements poison the debate

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    May 23, 2023
    Voters don’t understand what ESG means in practice. Here’s why killing the term might be the only way to save it
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    Voters don’t understand what ESG means in practice. Here’s why killing the term might be the only way to save it

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    May 23, 2023
    I have spent my life speaking up for those whose voices go unheard. Here’s why I worry that the promise of quantum computing will be withheld from the people who need it the most
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    I have spent my life speaking up for those whose voices go unheard. Here’s why I worry that the promise of quantum computing will be withheld from the people who need it the most

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    May 22, 2023
    Hate incidents are creating a burnout crisis among Asian and Asian American professionals, new research reveals. Here’s what we need to do next
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    Hate incidents are creating a burnout crisis among Asian and Asian American professionals, new research reveals. Here’s what we need to do next

    By Lanaya Irvin and Manjusha Kulkarni
    May 22, 2023
    Agita. Do you feel it too? It’s the relentless pounding on our senses that leaves us feeling uncertain and uneasy
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    Agita. Do you feel it too? It’s the relentless pounding on our senses that leaves us feeling uncertain and uneasy

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    May 22, 2023
    Hedge funds want to control your local news–but democracy is getting in the way
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    Hedge funds want to control your local news–but democracy is getting in the way

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    May 19, 2023
    How I sailed away from the college-at-all-costs track—and found my dream career
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    How I sailed away from the college-at-all-costs track—and found my dream career

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    May 19, 2023
    Layoffs are hitting HR and DEI teams at a disproportionately high rate. Here’s why companies need generalists to thrive
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    Layoffs are hitting HR and DEI teams at a disproportionately high rate. Here’s why companies need generalists to thrive

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    May 19, 2023
    Carl Icahn
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    Carl Icahn’s activist play plays into the hands of Lina Khan and EU regulators

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    May 19, 2023
    Inflation might be subsiding–but a proposed ‘can tax’ could mean higher grocery prices for American consumers

    Inflation might be subsiding–but a proposed ‘can tax’ could mean higher grocery prices for American consumers

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    May 18, 2023
    America had the debate about paying its debt after the Revolution and the Civil War. Here’s why we reached the same conclusion twice
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    America had the debate about paying its debt after the Revolution and the Civil War. Here’s why we reached the same conclusion twice

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    May 18, 2023
    How being a professional climber (and amateur mother) taught me that we’re doing conservation wrong
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    How being a professional climber (and amateur mother) taught me that we’re doing conservation wrong

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    May 17, 2023
    The A.I. revolution could be under threat as Big Tech attempts to take web data out of the public domain
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    The A.I. revolution could be under threat as Big Tech attempts to take web data out of the public domain

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    May 17, 2023
    Sanofi CEO: ‘Europe’s lead in life sciences R&D is eroding–but co-localized hubs could allow it to keep up’
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    Sanofi CEO: ‘Europe’s lead in life sciences R&D is eroding–but co-localized hubs could allow it to keep up’

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    May 17, 2023
    A femtech company found itself in the middle of the Ukraine invasion. Here’s how sticking by their employees massively paid off–and helped advance science
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    A femtech company found itself in the middle of the Ukraine invasion. Here’s how sticking by their employees massively paid off–and helped advance science

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    May 16, 2023
    America has an overabundance of futurists, but only realists can save our aging built world
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    America has an overabundance of futurists, but only realists can save our aging built world

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    May 16, 2023
    How to prevent quantum-A.I. hybrids from taking over the world
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    How to prevent quantum-A.I. hybrids from taking over the world

    By Mauritz Kop and Vivek Wadhwa
    May 16, 2023
    Green jobs must be good jobs. America’s investment in the energy transition should restore the pathway to the middle class
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    Green jobs must be good jobs. America’s investment in the energy transition should restore the pathway to the middle class

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    May 15, 2023
    Qualcomm CEO: ‘A.I. is going to touch every corner of our lives. Here’s how our devices will change to make it happen’
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    Qualcomm CEO: ‘A.I. is going to touch every corner of our lives. Here’s how our devices will change to make it happen’

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    May 15, 2023
    America has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations–and it’s on the rise. Here’s why we are facing a pregnancy health crisis
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    America has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations–and it’s on the rise. Here’s why we are facing a pregnancy health crisis

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    May 14, 2023

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