Latino Futures and Shared Prosperity

Judy Nagel, Upward Mobility Signals

Assertion: The United States is the most powerful country in the world. We do not need to change our policies.

Twenty years ago, the US made up 46.9% of world capitalization, by 2020 the share of world capitalization had increased to 54.6%The United States is first in world nominal GDP at 40.7% with China at 34.27%. China is first in PPP (purchasing power parity) GDP since 2014. Continue Reading Here

A State Corrections System for 2033

Jim Golembeski, Upward Mobility Signals Team

Historically, prison conditions in America are not a pretty picture. Wisconsin continues to spend an enormous amount of taxpayer dollars on a system that is inhumane and a vicious cycle for those caught up in it. The current situation at the Green Bay and Waupun prisons has been gaining a lot of media attention. So I ask, what is the single biggest reason that people are sentenced to prison in Wisconsin? Read more about our State Corrections System

Moving at the Speed of Opportunity

Jim Golembeski, Upward Mobility Signals Team

Someone told me recently that the current state of generative AI today is comparable to what cell
phones were in 2008. Remember pulling up little antennas in days before unlimited texting? What will
AI be doing in 2033? We had better keep up with it, because generative AI accelerates what is known as
the “Digital Divide.” We are fortunate in Northeast Wisconsin to have a head start on this opportunity to
address the Digital Divide. Read more about AI in the workplace.