Three in five students see themselves customers of their collegePublic confidence in higher education is declining, with students increasingly viewing themselves as customers.
Higher ed is not a public good-but it could be (opinion)Higher education exhibits exclusivity, serving more as a private good than a public one, contributing to public disenchantment.
Three in five students see themselves customers of their collegePublic confidence in higher education is declining, with students increasingly viewing themselves as customers.
Higher ed is not a public good-but it could be (opinion)Higher education exhibits exclusivity, serving more as a private good than a public one, contributing to public disenchantment.
Stand Up for Science Rally in San FranciscoStand Up For Science 2025 aims to rally support for science as a public good and defend it against censorship and inequality.
For-Profit Companies Can't Easily Replace NOAA's Weather-Forecasting ProwessReliable weather forecasting requires a robust public data network like NOAA's, ensuring accessibility for all communities.
Carnahan explains GSA's path to AI adoptionThe challenge of balancing the speed of change in AI with mitigating risks is crucial for leveraging data for public good in democratic societies.
Sputnik moment or aha moment? How turbocapitalism feeds off scientific progressAI's development mirrors the Sputnik crisis, raising concerns over motivations centered around profit rather than societal benefit.
Carnahan explains GSA's path to AI adoptionThe challenge of balancing the speed of change in AI with mitigating risks is crucial for leveraging data for public good in democratic societies.
Sputnik moment or aha moment? How turbocapitalism feeds off scientific progressAI's development mirrors the Sputnik crisis, raising concerns over motivations centered around profit rather than societal benefit.
After The Brutalist: our readers name their favourite brutalist buildingsThe film The Brutalist seeks to rekindle interest in 20th-century brutalism and motivate the preservation of threatened architecturally significant buildings.
Readers divided over the private sector's role in the NHSThe Independent is committed to accessible journalism and covering critical socio-political issues.There is a divide over the role of private sector in NHS reforms and their impact on public healthcare.
What do the Los Angeles fires tell us about the coming water wars? | Judith LevineThe conflict over water access brings attention to systemic inequalities exacerbated by privatization and austerity measures.
Celebs and tech luminaries including Mark Ruffalo want to create a fully open social media ecosystemCelebrities are uniting to create FreeOurFeeds to promote a social media ecosystem focusing on public good over profit.
Council Post: 4 New Year's Resolutions For Marketers In 2025The marketing industry needs accountability and honesty to eliminate waste and improve the public good.
Social housing can work in SF, a groundbreaking new report shows - 48 hillsThe report suggests San Francisco could revolutionize housing with mixed-income social housing, moving toward treating it as a public good rather than a profit-driven commodity.
JavaScript community asks US officials to revoke Oracle's grip on trademarkThe JavaScript community is attempting to free the trademark from Oracle, claiming it has become generic and a public good.
Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain | Will HuttonThe conversation on society's good is increasingly dominated by wealth interests, undermining collective well-being.