Wired contributing writer Vauhini Vara talks about Shein, a fashion brand that’s part of an “ultra-fast fashion” market that negatively impacts both environmental and labor practices.
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Wired contributing writer Vauhini Vara talks about Shein, a fashion brand that’s part of an “ultra-fast fashion” market that negatively impacts both environmental and labor practices.
Read moreLabor columnist Kim Kelly joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the people who fought for workers’ rights and to offer perspective on the needs of the working class.
Read moreJonathan Malesic talks about what we can do about feelings of worthlessness and exhaustion, whether that’s from inside a cubical or via the virtual office.
Read moreMary Childs, co-host and correspondent for NPR’s “Planet Money” podcast, talks about Bill Gross, known as “The Bond King,” his rise to the top of a volatile world and his eventual undoing.
Read morePerla Trevizo discusses their investigation into Gov. Greg Abbott’s claims that 11,000 criminals have been arrested at the border, and where those border-security dollars and efforts are actually going.
Read moreDr. John Abramson explains the financial interests that influence drug research and consumer release, and how that plays into America’s health care system.
Read moreReshma Saujani explains why women cannot just “lean in” to inequality in the workplace – and why it’s time for a paradigm shift in corporate policy.
Read moreEric Leeper, a professor in economics at the University of Virginia, explains the many reasons inflation is rising, its impact on individuals and businesses, and policy options for taming it.
Read moreWill Stephenson reveals his own foray into Bitcoin and his journey to a cryptocurrency convention in Miami, where he gained a new understanding of the currency’s myths and ethos.
Read moreNoreen Malone discusses why people are suddenly realizing that ambition isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, and how that plays into the current Great Resignation.
Read moreSofi Thanhauser of the Pratt Institute discusses her research into linen, cotton, silk, synthetics, and wool, how they shaped civilization and why, today, fashion has become a leading producer of pollution on the planet.
Read moreBradley Schurman, founder and CEO of The Super Age, a global strategic research and advisory firm, discusses what he sees as a social and market force tipping point: when 20 percent or more of a given population is over age 65.
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