The E. W. Scripps Company is issuing layoff notifications this week as it installs automated systems at local TV stations across the country. The people losing jobs produced the local news. Part of Society, Economy & Wellness — examining how economic pressure reshapes labor, access, and everyday life. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE Local…
The John Mercer Langston Institute’s first annual economic brief on Black men and boys documents what aggregate data consistently obscures — and names the institutions responsible for closing the gap. Part of Structural Reality — examining the systems that shape access, opportunity, and everyday life for Black and Brown communities. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS…
When the most famous athlete in the world takes a pay cut, the conversation about what it means for everyone else needs a disclaimer. Part of Society, Economy & Wellness — examining how economic pressure reshapes labor, access, and everyday life. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE LeBron James signed with the Philadelphia 76ers for…
Amazon, Walmart, FedEx and more than 20 other employers filed WARN notices for August. The labor market looks stable. The WARN data tells a different story. Part of Society, Economy & Wellness — examining how economic pressure reshapes labor, access, and everyday life. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification…
One in five workers has used LinkedIn to research a romantic partner. The more important story is why that works — and what it means for what the platform is actually selling. Part of Culture in Motion — examining how digital platforms evolve beyond the purpose they were originally built to serve. NEWS DESK |…
19 of 2025’s new S&P 1500 CEOs came directly from their own boards. The executive search firm advising those boards just published a warning about exactly that decision. Part of Society, Economy & Wellness — examining how economic pressure reshapes labor, access, and everyday life. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE Claudius Hildebrand is a…
A dozen staffers gone. Light severance. One live broadcast a week. The show that built satellite radio is now running the same playbook as every other media company cutting from the top. Part of Culture in Motion — examining who defines culture, how it moves, and what it reveals about the moment. NEWS DESK |…
Companies are spending more to recreate the informal relationships that hybrid work eroded. The investment reveals what they’ve lost — and why event planning can’t get it back. Part of Culture in Motion — examining who defines culture, how it moves, and what it reveals about the moment. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE Business…
Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitian immigrants expired July 27. The industries that depended on them are finding out what that means. Part of The Access Shift — examining how access is being quietly reshaped across American life. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE Haitians first received Temporary Protected Status in 2010, after an earthquake…
The work of coordination is being automated. What’s disappearing with it isn’t overhead — it’s the apprenticeship that used to build leaders. Part of Society, Economy & Wellness — examining how economic pressure reshapes labor, access, and everyday life. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE There’s a specific kind of meeting that has defined corporate…