Zachary Green

New York

Journalist and Segment Producer at PBS NewsHour

Producer at CNBC

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Articles

Venture Activism: A Compass for Purpose-Driven Transformation

2 weeks ago | zacharygabrielgreen.medium.com | Zachary Green

Anita Ihan Ip, Jasmine LeFlore, Joshua Williams, Manuel Belmonte“When I dare to be powerful — to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” — Audre LordeIn a world yearning for justice, liberation, and the common good, aligning our passions with deliberate action is both a challenge and a calling. Many of us are left navigating the enormity of our purpose without a map.
Couple lives on $132,000 in the 'Hamptons of New Zealand'

3 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Jennifer Liu |Zachary Green

This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. When Phoebe Merrick first arrived on Waiheke Island in New Zealand, she thought she'd only be there for two months. It was June 2023, just before Merrick's final year of college, and the Virginia native planned to work a summer internship at a winery on the island.
I moved from the U.S. to New Zealand for love - now we make $132K/year

3 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Zachary Green

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The Palatability Hypothesis

3 weeks ago | zacharygabrielgreen.medium.com | Zachary Green

Towards Unmasking Radical Presence with IntegrityWORKING PAPERZachary Green and Novien YarberThe Palatability Hypothesis proposes an exploration of a way of coping with oppression that acts as an adaptation mechanism, allowing people of color — particularly Black individuals — to navigate spaces structured by racial dominance.
Fathom: A Reflex of Depth in Disorienting Times

1 month ago | zacharygabrielgreen.medium.com | Zachary Green

“You don’t think your way into a new kind of living. You live your way into a new kind of thinking.”— Henri J.M. NouwenWe live in a time when the ground beneath us constantly shifts. New information — about our world, our histories, our identities, our futures — arrives with force and complexity. In these moments, we often rely on the familiar trauma-informed responses: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn. Each is an attempt to restore safety. Each is organized around survival.
I spent $41,000 renovating my rental apartment in Italy

1 month ago | cnbc.com | Zachary Green |Nina Zipkin

Make ItThea Duncan and her husband, Diego, renovated their three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in Milan, Italy for $41,000. This is despite the fact that they are renters, not owners. Italy's government covered nearly half the cost through tax incentives. Their landlord also gave them eight months of free rent. Now Thea, Diego, and their son live in an affordable apartment while taking advantage of all the benefits of living in one of Italy's most exciting and fast-paced cities.
WARRIOR Legacy Network and Parade Deck Partner To Transform Military to Civilian Transition

1 month ago | einnews.com | Zachary Green

WARRIOR Legacy Network and Parade Deck Partner To Transform Military to Civilian Transition WARRIOR Legacy Network Logo From Great Servicemembers to Great Americans – Supporting Veterans After They Hang Up the Uniform.
Gen Z workers increasingly opt out of college and into the trades: ‘There are about 2 million fewer students,' says expert

2 months ago | cnbc.com | Zachary Green |Gili Malinsky

As members of Gen Z continue to graduate high school and enter adulthood, many elect to forgo traditional college degrees. That's in part because of the cost of getting a bachelor's degree, they tell CNBC Make It. The annual cost of attending a four-year public college has gone up 140% in the last 20 years, according to the Education Data Initiative. It's gone up 110% for private colleges, according to CNBC Make It calculations.
Why these Gen Zers are ditching college degrees for blue-collar careers

2 months ago | cnbc.com | Zachary Green

Why these Gen Zers are ditching college degrees for blue-collar careersWith college costs topping $200,000 and white-collar job security slipping, many Gen Zers are skipping four-year degrees for skilled trades. This path offers hands-on work, quicker entry into the workforce, and starting pay around $20–$25 an hour. From welding to landscaping, Gen Z is choosing practical skills over debt—and seemingly transforming the future of work in America.
Responsible Warmth: A Leadership Ethic for a World on Fire

2 months ago | zacharygabrielgreen.medium.com | Zachary Green

By Zachary Gabriel Green and Jordan HarrisonResponsible warmth is a phrase that speaks with quiet power — a call to action that honors both clarity and compassion. It is an orientation, an ethic, and a practice. In times marked by both literal wildfires and political conflagrations, it names a way of being that resists destruction without retreating into detachment.