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OK, the weekends here. As I do from time to time, I'm sliding in a story that might evoke a "Hey, that's interesting." reaction from LinkedIn followers. Nope, not a story about working life, or the economy, or the prospects and challenges of AI. It's a story about hope. And progress. It's a story about my home town - Boston - and the home base of where I work: The Christian Science Monitor. Boston has seen ups and downs in its crime rate over the decades, especially the murder rate. One of our young reporters, Troy Aidan Sambajon, noted a big drop in the murder rate: Homicides down 82%, according to Boston Police – the biggest drop of any major city in the U.S. and shooting incidents down 44%. So Troy wanted had the obvious question: WHY? In our weekly audio feature and podcast, "Why We Wrote This," he talks about what he discovered and how he discovered it. You can find his original story here. https://bit.ly/4clWdG7 And listen to our interview with Troy here: https://bit.ly/3L2mqxt or find our "Why We Wrote This" podcast on your favorite podcast platform. #crime #police #trendingtopics

Young people are our hope – here's a Monitor story about their optimism. Also, here's me owning my height next to a young person. (I first met engineering student Luca Chiossone when he was a much tinier newborn.) We were at the City of Boston's first Demo Day showcase of new climate businesses. Yvonne Hao, secretary of economic development for the state, and Mayor Michelle Wu saw nearly 50 innovative startups. (Mayor's Office Photo by Mike Mejia) https://lnkd.in/e_SGxcG4 #climatetech

"This is a stark contrast from earlier surveys, carried out from 2004 to 2014, that found most Chinese feeling positive about economic opportunities and the rewards of hard work." SIEPR's Scott Rozelle talks to The Christian Science Monitor about the "huge rise of pessimism" in China's workforce.

Did you bag groceries, scoop ice cream, or paint houses during your summers as a teenager? For the past few years, those experiences seem like a vanishing rite of passage. But this summer the teen summer job is back. The Christian Science Monitor's reporting team of Troy Aidan Sambajon and Oli Turner writes that the share of teens working or looking for work hit a 14-year high – 38%, reversing a decades-long decline, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Find more data and the team's reporting here.Find more data and the team's reporting here: bit.ly/4fcJojt #employment #labor #jobs #trendingtopics

Thank you to The Christian Science Monitor for this piece. Purdue Global has been named the preferred online university and degree provider of the Guild and Team USA Learning Network. Let's go #TeamUSA! https://lnkd.in/g7y59A_t

📢 "200 miles from where Trump was shot, ordinary citizens combat political violence" YES! I'm deeply proud of and grateful for Urban Rural Action's Pennsylvania Uniters, community members who have volunteered over 18 months to navigate significant differences in service of a more united and peaceful USA 👏👏👏 Huge thanks to Simon Montlake of The Christian Science Monitor for the strong reporting of setbacks and successes of our Uniting to Prevent Targeted Violence in South-Central PA program 🙏 https://lnkd.in/gDPmrey7 (click "Deep Read" below the photo for the full piece) Kira Hamman Lisa Inks Naseem Khuri Deborah Tien Pooja Bachani Di Giovanna Don Fraser Jr. Paul Frey Jon Kurtz Skye Lawrence Liz Rayer Karen Remaley Ted Volchok Franklin Chen Pearce Godwin, MBA Elizabeth McClintock Tabatha Pilgrim Thompson Tracie Potts Brian C. Rubin Michele Jansen Erec Smith Logan G.

I’ve talked to over 100 members of the Venezuelan diaspora. Most of them didn’t want to leave, didn’t want to lose their home. And they certainly didn’t want this government. Some examples of Venezuelan resistance from afar for The Christian Science Monitor today: https://lnkd.in/gCCXPVk8 #venezuela #elections #diaspora #migrants

Incredible piece by Simon Montlake in the The Christian Science Monitor on the gloriously messy work of preventing targeted violence. Proud of my Urban Rural Action colleagues. Go Pennsylvania team and Uniters!

Getting ready to watch the Paris Games? We're all keeping our eyes on the competitors, but what about the savvy business people who also happen to be champion athletes? With the #Olympics kicking off in a week, meet the athletes who have embaced the #entrepreneurial spirit. The Christian Science Monitor has two staff writers in Paris for the coming days. We kick off our #Paris coverage from Ira Porter with a look at those who come to the games with some real business skills. Find that store and more of our pre-Olympics coverage on our Flipboard Olympics storyboard here: https://bit.ly/4d4o51B

#AffordableHousing continues to be a hot topic in Nevada. Our ED, Maurice Page, shares that housing is a bipartisan issue that will require both parties to come together to address it. Read more via The Christian Science Monitor. https://lnkd.in/gc67cGmq