What we are reading December 24, 2025
It is Christmas Eve! Here are a few articles to help you reflect during the holiday season. We are looking forward to a better 2026.
The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction
Frank Capra’s dark vision of corruption and greed highlights both the dangers of concentrated power and the quiet effectiveness of collective action.
Nora Gilbert
The under-the-radar reason for the white-collar job bloodbath
America’s job market is paralyzed: Layoffs are up, while white-collar workers are struggling to get hired. The culprit is high interest rates, not AI.
Allie Kelly
Velocity - defined; but it’s so much more complex
Articles and commentary on the art & science of Agile software development, team building, collaboration cultivation, and innovation.
David
Trump admin launches US Tech Force to recruit temporary workers after shedding thousands this year
Some of the recruits to government service will be on leaves of absence from private sector companies while working for government — a setup that raises ethical questions about conflicts of interest.
Natalie Alms
There’s a divide within the Space Force. Congress is forcing the service to address it
The new service was supposed to meld the “tribes” of operators and acquisition specialists. It didn’t happen.
Thomas Novelly
David Nasaw’s Unsparing Tour of America’s World War II and Its Aftermath
A gimlet-eyed and honest accounting of the war’s hidden costs that still affect us today.
Richard Parker
Americans have a new thing to worry about: A stuck job market with no quick fix | CNN Business
The latest jobs report had its share of shutdown-related quirks, but a familiar theme cut through the noise: The US labor market is stuck in a rut.
Alicia Wallace
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