Equity Observer

Ellen McGirt|Essays

Gratitude? HARD PASS

We ask too much of gratitude.

Sheena Medina|Democracy

What now?

We are here, undeterred in our purpose, and more committed than ever.

L’Oreal Thompson Payton|Essays

‘Misogynoir is a distraction’: Moya Bailey on why Kamala Harris (or any U.S. president) is not going to save us

Ellen McGirt|Democracy

New kids on the bloc?

Equity, race relations, preserving Black history, and saving democracy are top of mind.

Ellen McGirt|Essays

I’m looking for a dad in finance

It’s Nobel Prize season. (Big dramatic sigh.)

Ellen McGirt|Design and Climate Change

What will we do when all the levees break?

Ellen McGirt|Audio

S11E8: Poetry is Anti Capitalist with Tracy K. Smith

In this episode of DB|BD, hosts Jessica Helfand and Ellen McGirt sit down with Smith to talk through the writing process of two of her most recent works.

Kevin Bethune|Essays

Oh My, AI

Adobe customers believed that a recent update to the terms of service meant that the company would use their work to train AI models.

Ellen McGirt|Audio

S11E6: Why an Inclusive Global Economy is a Redesign Project with Mastercard’s Shamina Singh

In this episode of DB|BD, Shamina Singh, the co-founder and president of Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth, explains why extreme poverty is the ultimate redesign challenge.

Ellen McGirt|Essays

Wanna make a movie?

Ellen McGirt|Essays

What does it mean to observe the observer?

Ellen McGirt|Essays

College administrators have failed a basic leadership test

The sit-in is not a new protest tactic on college campuses. Why were the pro-Palestinian encampments such a threat?