Hidden in plain sight: Women face subtle forms of discrimination and bias in the workplace
The subtler, more insidious forms of discrimination that women face at work often go unnoticed. (Shutterstock) Gender discrimination remains a pervasive issue in the workplace. While obvious cases of discrimination against women — like sexist comments or the systematic underpayment…
Philips Kept Complaints About Dangerous Breathing Machines Secret While Company Profits Soared
by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica; Michael D. Sallah, Michael Korsh and Evan Robinson-Johnson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and Monica Sager, Northwestern University ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re…
Harassment and abuse perceived to harm poor women less − new research finds a ‘thicker skin’ bias
People think sexual harassment and domestic abuse are less harmful for women in poverty than for higher-income women, according to four studies involving 3,052 Americans conducted by my colleagues and me. We also found that people believe women in poverty…
Deceit pays dividends: How CEO lies can boost stock ratings and fool even respected financial analysts
Everyone is vulnerable to the ‘truth bias’ − even people paid to know better. Stephanie Phillips/E+ via Getty Images The multibillion-dollar collapse of FTX – the high-profile cryptocurrency exchange whose founder now awaits trial on fraud charges – serves as…
Making History, Biden Joins UAW Picket Line & Calls on Big 3 to Give Autoworkers “Significant Raise”
In a historic show of support for striking autoworkers, President Biden became the first sitting U.S. president to join a picket line Tuesday when he joined UAW members outside a General Motors facility in Wayne, Michigan. The American Prospect‘s executive…
Worries Resume For The Chinese Property Sector
China’s Property Worries Resume The twin worries about the ongoing fragility in China’s economy and high interest rates lingering for longer in the United States have quashed hopes of a dose of Monday motivation to start the week. The FTSE…
U.S. lawmakers want SEC to ‘immediately’ approve applications for a Spot Bitcoin ETF
Four House Reps. wrote a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler on Wednesday. They dubbed Spot Bitcoin ETF “indistinguishable†from Crypto Futures ETF. Bitcoin is still trading around the $26,000 level at writing on Wednesday. All eyes are on Bitcoin…
BREAKING: Binance exits Russia, sells business to CommEX
Binance fully exits Russia with sale of business to CommEX. Transition will last a year, the exchange said in an announcement on Wednesday, September 27. Binance has announced its exit from Russia, with its business sold to newly formed cryptocurrency…
GOP shutdown threat is the wrong way to win a budget war − history shows a better strategy for reducing the deficit
Past as prologue: October could bring yet another government shutdown. Jorge Villalba/iStock via Getty Images Congress has just days to keep the federal government from grinding to a halt, and a last-minute deal seems increasingly unlikely. The problem is that…
Canadian media is far too reliant on U.S. tech. Here’s what the government can do about it
Meta’s blocking of Canadian news on its social media sites, Facebook and Instagram, poses serious problems for Canadian media. Outlets that rely on social media to reach their target audiences will likely struggle to get by. However, the problem also…