Super interesting study that goes beyond the “AI is destroying jobs” craziness to really explore how it can be a tool and transform our work. But also the dangers of depending on it. @emollick https://t.co/eeUBqE2EhJ
Will there be a public benefit to lithium extraction in California?
Manuel Pastor and I share our #BellagioPerspectives on why the transition to a clean-energy economy must center equity. https://t.co/7QpGKs4Jev #RFBellagio@RockefellerFdn @UCSCtransform
We’re very excited about this new role for us in the @rightlivelihood network. @RLCSantaCruz. Lots of hopes and plans for the coming few years! Stay tuned. https://t.co/PsRv5K0h9J
We still have affirmative action for white people. “43 percent of white students admitted to Harvard were recruited athletes, legacy students, the children of faculty and staff, or…relatives of donors” https://t.co/0F5RZRCI9v
“The key to greater racial equity in American higher education is elevating the quality of the broad range of schools most students attend.” https://t.co/wl9b0bJJoU
Here are these 2 striking graphs from today's @FT article by John Burn-Murdoch.
No. 1. At any point of income distribution US life expectancy is lower than UK's. (Ok, we more or less knew that.) But the top-bottom gap in the US is 13 years! This is a huge number.
When Barack Obama, Mark Cuban, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Kai-Fu Lee,Jack Ma and the UN are all saying the same thing, it is time to listen.
Basic Income is an economic imperative in the 21st century.
Important paper documenting connections between violence against Black Americans and Black political efficacy during Reconstruction. from @TrevonDLogan https://t.co/bMz2iXgMyO
The Community Economic Resilience Fund is about helping ALL Californians engage in the economy to build prosperity across all of the state's regions. Helping us with this conversation are professors @chrisbenner@ucsc and @Prof_MPastor.
If you missed the amazing #ValarieKaur@narroVictor and @Prof_MPastor at our Solidarity and Spirituality event, you can catch the recording on our website: https://t.co/Sd1p31tpbA and youtube: https://t.co/0w1uNDc34g @UCSCtransform