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The US added more multifamily housing between 2021 and 2025 than any other time in the past 37 years, with downtown Brooklyn and Nashville leading the way.
A tale of two retirements: Working longer is exacerbating income inequality among older Americans The retirement outlook differs for well-educated older adults and those without a college degree.Empowering formerly justice-involved people, improving reentry reform efforts An ambitious citywide effort aims to slash Philadelphia’s high recidivism by 25 percent in five years.Algorithms risk perpetuating bias in hiring. How can employers use them to make hiring more inclusive? Amazon reportedly discovered that its artificial intelligence–based hiring tool developed a bias against women.Buy young, earn more: Buying a house before age 35 gives homeowners more bang for their buck Today’s young adults are less likely to own a home compared with baby boomers and Gen Xers at the same age.Four things to know about learning agendas The White House’s recent government reform plan and the president’s management agenda encourage the development of learning agendas.Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s legacy of bipartisan, fact-based problem solving is more important than ever Senator Chuck Schumer describes Moynihan as "an ideas person, but not an ideologue."