Corporate landlord @Blackstone reported its highest net income on record last year— $5.9 billion—after hiding behind inflation to raise rent on hardworking families. We need to loosen private equity’s grip on the housing market. qz.com/2118625/corpor…

Congratulations to Amanda Shendruk and Marc Bain for winning a @sabew award in data journalism for their analysis of fashion brands’ diversity promises. qz.com/1971689/fashio…

And congratulations to Anne Quito for her @sabew award for her excellent reporting on this big news in the world of fonts! qz.com/2068310/what-m…

Quartz is dropping its paywall! qz.com/2154695/quartz… If you love visual, data-heavy stories, here's some great work you may have missed if you weren't a Quartz member. Now free to access! 🧵

Big news today at Quartz: we've taken down our paywall. qz.com/2154695/quartz…

Fewer than 60 countries have reached the World Health Organization (WHO)'s goal of vaccinating more than 70% of their citizens—and the US just stopped all funding for global vaccination programs! I wrote about why we need a new goal, and how the world can meet it. qz.com/2154994/three-…

Quartz's management signed this letter to the Pulitzer Committee urging eligibility for the awards to be tied to staff diversity disclosures. Glad to see it. opennews.org/blog/open-lett…

We announced some big news about Quartz today, with some personal news buried in there. It has been such a privilege to lead the brilliant and compassionate Quartz newsroom for the past couple of years. medium.com/@quartz/quartz…

My daughters both have dyslexia, and my mom has aphasia, so I’ve been obsessed with how the brain processes language for years. It was such a pleasure to talk with ⁦Kira Bindrim⁩ about the history, science, and huge economic impact of dyslexia. qz.com/2159014/what-i…

In the US and UK, about 50% of incarcerated people have dyslexia! If it’s not caught early and addressed properly it can be devastating socially, emotionally, and economically. qz.com/2159014/what-i…

In the English-speaking world, dyslexia has become a great unequalizer. But as technology alters how we read, it could level the economic playing field. 🎧 Hear the latest episode of the Quartz Obsession podcast with host Kira Bindrim and Katherine Bell. qz.com/2159014/what-i…

I just returned to the US from Europe and was surprised that nobody checked my test results, despite US immigration checking passports before we boarded as well as after we arrived.

Personal news time! Starting Monday, I’ll be editor in chief at Goldman Sachs. I’m thrilled to join an excellent team of journalists (including Quartz alums Sam Grobart & John Ethan Detrixhe) finding new ways to understand and explain the things that matter most in the global economy.

This might be my favorite Twitter thread of all time.

Even in the best workplaces, we all have to deal with difficult coworkers. My friend Amy Gallo has helped me through every work conflict I've ever had, and now you can get her advice too. Her excellent book comes out tomorrow, and you can order it here. amazon.com/Getting-Along-…

Lots of surprising insights about music streaming in this beautiful interactive data visualization based on a Goldman Sachs research report. goldmansachs.com/insights/pages…

It’s dyslexia awareness month! ICYMI here’s me and Kira Bindrim on the Quartz Obsession podcast, talking about the huge social and economic costs of the most common learning disability. qz.com/2159014/what-i…