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While Trump may be an extreme example, much of the conduct Cohen highlighted reflects attitudes and actions commonplace…
Democrats such as Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Markey are proposing an ambitious decarbonization plan that critics are calling…
American and Chinese trade negotiators are pushing hard to get a deal, but a major sticking point remains: ensuring China…
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Economic research suggests tax incentives and other corporate subsidies don't have the positive impact they're supposed…
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The Apportionment Clause forbids a direct tax on wealth. Expanding the 16th Amendment would not only allow such a tax but…
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Intimacy with robots is closer than you think, and cities are already fighting the advent of sexbot brothels. Yet society…
Trying to figure out if Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam or other would-be penitents are sincere? A scholar who analyzed dozens…
New Yorkers are questioning the wisdom of giving Amazon billions in tax breaks on the promise of job creation. A study of…
On Feb. 6, 1919, half of Seattle’s workforce went on strike over a demand for higher wages. A labor historian explains…
It's been a decade since the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and blacks still haven't fully recovered…
When an elected leader turns autocratic, the economy tends to suffer. That's because, in a functioning democracy, economic…
Even though young leaders and old leaders may have different approaches, one isn't necessarily better than the other.…