Commentary

Ideas and insights on pressing issues facing the business world.

CommentaryNearly 3 in 5 U.S. adults are lonely–and it could be one of the biggest under-the-radar issues the economy is facing
BYCindy Jordan
May 26, 2023
Commentary90% of laid-off H1-B 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
BYBen Zweig
May 26, 2023
CommentaryFrom Hollywood writers to delivery drivers, workers are fed up with the gradual devaluation of their professions
BYAndy Levin
May 26, 2023
TechMicrosoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal is an expensive slog and distraction—and CEO Satya Nadella knows he’d be nuts to walk away
BYMatt Weinberger
May 25, 2023
CommentaryWhy the underestimated economic burden of rare diseases could be costing the U.S. trillions of dollars
BYGiacomo Chiesi
May 25, 2023
CommentaryTech giants have gutted publishing. Now digital fatigue is giving print a new lease on life
BYDavid Miller
May 25, 2023
CommentaryGlassdoor’s chief economist: ‘Pay transparency rules are solving age-old workplace problems–but the gap in employee experience should alarm us’
BYAaron Terrazas
May 25, 2023
CommentaryWant to solve the debt ceiling crisis? Let Congress actually vote
BYKatherine M. Gehl
May 24, 2023
CommentaryHistory has not ended–but the way we view risk has irreversibly changed
BYMartin Dempsey and Charles Bralver
May 24, 2023
CommentaryI 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
BYRobert Hormats
May 24, 2023
CommentaryPlastics are in our air, food, and water. A reckoning is coming–and smart businesses can see it
BYPaul Polman
May 24, 2023
CommentarySilicon Valley is knowingly violating ethical A.I. principles. Society can’t respond if we let disagreements poison the debate
BYWendell Wallach
May 23, 2023
CommentaryVoters don’t understand what ESG means in practice. Here’s why killing the term might be the only way to save it
BYLindsay Singleton
May 23, 2023
CommentaryI 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
BYFaye Wattleton
May 22, 2023
CommentaryHate incidents are creating a burnout crisis among Asian and Asian American professionals, new research reveals. Here’s what we need to do next
BYLanaya Irvin and Manjusha Kulkarni
May 22, 2023
CommentaryAgita. Do you feel it too? It’s the relentless pounding on our senses that leaves us feeling uncertain and uneasy
BYRichard Torrenzano
May 22, 2023
CommentaryHedge funds want to control your local news–but democracy is getting in the way
BYChris Shelton
May 19, 2023
CommentaryHow I sailed away from the college-at-all-costs track—and found my dream career
BYMaddie Gillissie
May 19, 2023
CommentaryLayoffs are hitting HR and DEI teams at a disproportionately high rate. Here’s why companies need generalists to thrive
BYAnna Gullstrand
May 19, 2023
CommentaryCarl Icahn’s activist play plays into the hands of Lina Khan and EU regulators
BYMark S. Herr
May 19, 2023
CommentaryInflation might be subsiding–but a proposed ‘can tax’ could mean higher grocery prices for American consumers
BYDavid Chavern
May 18, 2023
CommentaryAmerica had the debate about paying its debt after the Revolution and the Civil War. Here’s why we reached the same conclusion twice
BYRobert Hormats
May 18, 2023
CommentaryHow being a professional climber (and amateur mother) taught me that we’re doing conservation wrong
BYMajka Burhardt
May 17, 2023
CommentaryThe A.I. revolution could be under threat as Big Tech attempts to take web data out of the public domain
BYOr Lenchner
May 17, 2023
CommentarySanofi CEO: ‘Europe’s lead in life sciences R&D is eroding–but co-localized hubs could allow it to keep up’
BYPaul Hudson
May 17, 2023
CommentaryA 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
BYAnn Roberts
May 16, 2023
CommentaryAmerica has an overabundance of futurists, but only realists can save our aging built world
BYJake Loosararian
May 16, 2023
CommentaryHow to prevent quantum-A.I. hybrids from taking over the world
BYMauritz Kop and Vivek Wadhwa
May 16, 2023
CommentaryGreen jobs must be good jobs. America’s investment in the energy transition should restore the pathway to the middle class
BYDarren Walker
May 15, 2023
CommentaryQualcomm CEO: ‘A.I. is going to touch every corner of our lives. Here’s how our devices will change to make it happen’
BYCristiano Amon
May 15, 2023

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