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Tom Haslett|What's Money For?
What’s money for?
Introducing a column about wealth, power, and purpose.
Katica Roy|Analysis
Why ethical AI is good business
Responsible algorithms minimize risk and return value at scale.
Katica Roy|Analysis
Minefields and maternity leave: why I fight a system that shuts out women and caregivers
A child of immigrants, I trusted that hard work and talent would always lead to success. Then, I became a breadwinner mom and saw just how high the cards are stacked.
Courtney L. McCluney, PhD|Essays
Rest as reparations: reimagining how we invest in Black women entrepreneurs
Black women entrepreneurs, who are outpacing other minority business owners, belong at the center of a bold new blueprint for reparations where rest — not production — prevails.
Katica Roy|Analysis
Why scaling back on equity is more than risky — it’s economically irresponsible
Under mounting pressure, major companies are slashing DEI efforts — and discovering that cutting equity can be costly.
Katica Roy|Analysis
Mine the $3.1T gap: Workplace gender equity is a growth imperative in an era of uncertainty
May’s financial indicators reveal a U.S. economy in disarray. Corporate-sector gender inequity is a major reason why.
Ellen McGirt|Audio
Redesigning the Spice Trade: Talking Turmeric and Tariffs with Diaspora Co.’s Sana Javeri Kadri
Ellen McGirt|Audio
The New Era of Design Leadership with Tony Bynum
Ellen McGirt|Audio
A Mastercard for Pigs? How Digital Infrastructure is Transforming Farming and Fighting Poverty
Ellen McGirt|Essays
The advertising industry has work to do
Troubling testimony from Black talent in advertising shows an industry struggling with inclusion.
Cindy Chastain|Conversations
Design Observer x Mastercard
For three days in March, we gathered with some sixty people—designers and scholars, social entrepreneurs and independent consultants, creative leaders and senior practitioners from across a range of industries—to discuss the …
Brian Collins|Commentary
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