When it came to who survived the Titanic and who died that night in April of 1912, social status and gender were staggeringly important. It's well known there weren't enough lifeboats on the Titanic, and the ones that were used could...

Companies like Apple and Google make billions for rich investors by buying back their own stock—at the expense of workers, the public, and the planet.Economist Bill Lazonick says it’s time to ban the stock buyback scam.William Lazonick...

Going into the 2020 election there's a lot of disagreement about the future of health care in the US. Some Democratic candidates favour a 'Medicare For All' style plan covering all Americans, while others favour an opt-in 'Public...

"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me." The American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald is responsible for the quote, but in his scholarship Gabriel Zucman, Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley...

When you look at the statistics it is fascinating to see how ages, gender, income, work status and education effects how people voted in the 2017 UK general election.

Karl Alexander received his B.A. degree from Temple University and his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He spent spent his entire academic career at Johns Hopkins. He has been President of the...

Advances in technology are rapidly transforming our economy, enabling smarter, cheaper and faster ways of producing goods, acquiring services, and communicating with others. But, warns Andy Stern, former president of the Service...

In this video, Bill Carmody interviews Grant Cardone, an entrepreneur and CEO, about the idea that being a millionaire is now considered the middle class. They discuss the shift in mindset and the trap of the middle class, as well as the...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Tulip Mania

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about The Language of Brussels

In this video, local cleric Felix shares his thoughts on teaching and the impact of social media in Indonesia. The conversation touches on the challenges of interpreting religious texts, the influence of online media, and the prevalence...

To understand behavior and choice, we need to borrow from not just cognitive science but also sociology. University of Warwick economist Robert Akerlof explains how social interactions, identity, culture, and values underpin a new type...

It’s no secret that wealth inequality has grown, both in the US and abroad over the past several decades (after moderating somewhat in the post-WWII era). What has been particularly notable about the work of Emmanuel Saez,...

Colorado State economist Steve Pressman thinks so: in the next few years rising interest rates could squeeze household spending, and depress the economy.<br/>

Steven Rogers retired from Harvard Business School (HBS) in 2019 where he was the “MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer” in General Management.

He taught Entrepreneurial Finance and a new course that he created,...

Just like decorator functions, we can define metaclasses that execute before the class creation.
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This clip is from the chapter "Metaclass" of the series "The Ultimate Guide to Python Programming with Python 3.10".This section...

What is an Oligarchy and is the USA one?

The 2008 financial meltdown wiped out what was left of the savings of millions of American families, but Professor Edward Wolff says decades of income inequality had set the stage for the collapse of their household wealth.<br/>

Justin Yifu Lin describes his work to better understand how transition economies can achieve sustainable growth, and why a closer look at unique structural conditions is essential to redefining development.



Lin is the Dean of...

Women weren’t just spectators of the American Civil War – they played a vital role in the home, the workplace, the battlefield and beyond.

Prof. Marlene Kim says her research has revealed that African-American women face triple penalties from race and gender bias, and the combination of those two<br/>

A description of the entertainment available during Victorian times including a visit to a music hall and the different acts you can expect to see

What were the major causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution? HipHughes dances his way through the Industrial Revolution world history style, laying down tracks anyone can sit their caboose down and ride the train of learning.

Chris Hughes, co-chair for Economic Security Project discusses the future for closing the income gap with WSJ Editor Janet Adamy.<br/>