A protester leads a Black Lives Matter rally in San Francisco on June 3, 2020. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty ImagesFor all the apparent division over Black Lives Matter, the movement may have had a widespread and positive impact on Americans’ support for policies that help the poor.
Labeling businesses as Black-owned can significantly boost their sales, we found in a recent study.
Labeling businesses as Black-owned can significantly boost their sales, we found in a recent study.
Finding fulfilling and motivating work is a challenge for many people, but it can be especially difficult for those just starting their careers. And as Generation Z professionals – those born between 1997 and 2012 – increasingly seek personalized career paths, managers are tasked with helping employees find meaning in their roles while also meeting organizational goals.
Parts of the North Fork of the Kentucky River flooded in July 2022, and again in February 2025. Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post via Getty ImagesOn Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia. Over the course of a few days, residents in eastern Kentucky watched as river levels rose and surpassed flood levels.
If you are a member of a super fund, some of your long-term savings are probably invested in private markets.
Public markets are familiar to most of us – the stock market and government and corporate bond markets. Private markets include unlisted assets such as companies owned by private equity firms, infrastructure investments and private credit markets.
NicoElNino/ShutterstockWhen it comes to turning research into real-world success, New Zealand has a problem.
Despite the country’s NZ$3.7 billion research and development spending in 2023 – a 17% jump from the previous year — too many New Zealand businesses fail to commercialise innovation.
Michel Lescanne, founder and president of the French company Nutriset, holds Plumpy'nut packets in 2005. Robert Francois/AFP via Getty ImagesAbout 19 million children under 5 around the world suffer from severe acute malnutrition every year.
Delta-8 supplements on a shelf at a Texas store. Sergio Flores/Washington Post via Getty ImagesIn Texas, where I live, marijuana has long been illegal. Yet on a busy street in my Houston neighborhood, at least five stores within a half-mile of each other sell cannabis products that promise a strong high.
Donald Trump’s animosity toward multilateralism and international organizations is well known. Just hours after taking office on Jan 20, 2025, the U.S. president announced his intention to withdraw from the World Health Organization and the Paris agreement on climate change.
