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"It's okay to not be okay." "We're tired." Corporations are tapping into our exhaustion to build brands, but we need to center self care in activism.

Human oversight on autonomous technology like driverless cars has bloated costs, which is the opposite of what these systems were supposed to do.

When Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, many people heralded the concept of "accountability." As an incarcerated person who has strived to better myself, we need to learn the difference between accountability and simple punishment. Christopher Blackwell is a writer who is incarcerated at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe, Washington. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. "Accountability" is a word thats often thrown around wit...

Yes, it will be a logistical challenge and the COVID pandemic is still raging but the world need the Olympics to go on to give us a beacon of hope.

There's been a surge in anti-Jewish violence in the US, but be wary of statistics that conflate legitimate political speech with hate crimes.

Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Confusing CDC guidelines on masks-wearing failed to account for the impact on workers. More than 4.2 million workers are not going back to work due to fear of getting or spreading COVID-19. OSHAs long overdue standard on COVID-19 must be approved and implemented without delay. Gina Cummings is the Vice President of Advocacy, Alliances & Policy for Oxfam America. Jessica E. Martinez, MPH, is ...

To prevent a real catastrophe, American companies need to revamp their IT systems. For some companies, this can be a big hurdle, but the potential alternative makes it well worth the effort.  Michael Abboud is founder and CEO of TetherView, a leading Private Cloud provider. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.  Right now, the people in charge of very important pieces of our national infrastructure are bearing an uncomfortable resemblance to a room full of...

Joe Raedle/Getty Image Commercial real estate — hotels, malls, offices — are facing down massive post-pandemic problems. We can all see the work from home and ecommerce trends coming and the CRE disaster seems like a slow motion trainwreck. And that trainwreck could drag the rest of the US economy down with it. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. Back in 2016, a colleague of mine, Michelle Wuc ker, published a terrific boo...

Dont let Ryanair ignore your right not to be kidnapped Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Ryanair was the victim of a "state-sponsored hijacking," its CEO says. Yet it continues to fly aircraft over Belarus, waiting for governments to tell it to stop. Companies need to express values, such as "dont kidnap our customers." This is an opin...

The way we score credit and underwrite borrowers is putting low-income Americans at a disadvantage when they try and buy property.