Health care, with its robust demand for trained workers, seemed a promising industry for a large upward-mobility program, said Van Ton-Quinlivan, chief executive of the nonprofit.Futuro Health focuses on so-called […]
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Back to news homeCan Shrinking Be Good for Japan? A Marxist Best Seller Makes the Case.
When Kohei Saito decided to write about “degrowth communism,” his editor was understandably skeptical. Communism is unpopular in Japan. Economic growth is gospel.So a book arguing that Japan should view […]
In Poorer Countries, Obesity Can Signal Financial Security
In the world’s wealthiest countries, the richer people are, the thinner they tend to be.But in Uganda, one of the poorest nations, where nearly half the population eats fewer calories […]
China’s Young People Can’t Find Jobs. Xi Jinping Says to ‘Eat Bitterness.’
Gloria Li is desperate to find a job. Graduating last June with a master’s degree in graphic design, she started looking in the fall, hoping to find an entry-level position […]
The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History Is Here, With Familiar (Rich) Winners
An intergenerational transfer of wealth is in motion in America — and it will dwarf any of the past.Of the 73 million baby boomers, the youngest are turning 60. The […]
Why China’s Censors Are Deleting Videos About Poverty
A heartbreaking video of a retiree that showed what groceries she could buy with 100 yuan, or $14.50 — roughly her monthly pension and sole source of income — went […]
For Lower-Income Students, Big Tech Internships Can Be Hard to Get
The intern selection process underscores longstanding inequities in Silicon Valley recruitment and hiring. This year, layoffs and cutbacks at leading tech companies have only narrowed intern opportunities, students say, exacerbating […]
Why Is It So Hard to Talk About Salary, Especially at Work?
The pressures to keep quiet, and the stakes of doing so, are heightened for women of color, who are told in subtle and unsubtle ways that they will face consequences […]
How NYU’s Emergency Room Favors the Rich
In New York University’s busy Manhattan emergency department, Room 20 is special.Steps away from the hospital’s ambulance bay, the room is outfitted with equipment to perform critical procedures or isolate […]
A Holiday Season Divided by Inflation and Economic Struggles
November has been busier than expected at the Langham Hotel in Boston as luxury travelers book rooms in plush suites and hold meetings in gilded conference rooms. The $135-per-adult Thanksgiving […]