What are halal mortgages?
The access to halal mortgages, which provide interest-free housing loans, has been growing in the US.
September 16, 2024
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Business
Creative life after death − or yes, you can control spinoffs from beyond the grave
Even after departing this world, artists have plenty of legal tools to protect their creative vision.
September 13, 2024
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Trump’s tax cuts led to a $20B reduction in charitable giving within a year
The charitable deduction vanished for the 30 million taxpayers who stopped itemizing in 2018, the year the tax changes took…
September 11, 2024
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Official US poverty rate declined in 2023, but more people faced economic hardship
About 1 in 9 Americans are facing poverty today. But more than half of the people residing in the US will experience poverty…
September 10, 2024
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US oil and gas production surged to record highs under both Trump and Biden-Harris, despite very dif
Trump aggressively supported fossil fuels. The Biden-Harris administration focused on replacing them with clean energy.…
September 9, 2024
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US food insecurity rate rose to 13.5% in 2023 as government benefits declined and food prices soared
This trend may surprise you, given the attention the public, policymakers, politicians and the media paid to food insecurity…
September 5, 2024
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Oil and gas communities are a blind spot in America’s climate and economic policies
Limiting damage from climate change means cutting fossil fuel use. Many towns that rely heavily on oil and gas production…
September 5, 2024
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‘Social profit orientation’ can help companies and nonprofits alike do more good in the world
Generating financial returns, noble and important as that goal is, is no longer enough, 3 scholars of marketing argue.
September 3, 2024
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Poor people are business owners, too – but myths around poverty and entrepreneurship hold them back
A poverty expert debunks the false narratives that hold back disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
September 3, 2024
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In the face of DEI backlash, belonging plays a key role to future success
Inclusion ≠ belonging.
September 3, 2024
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DEI policies work best when they are designed to include everyone and are backed by evidence
Diversity programs that emphasize quick, symbolic wins are a lot less useful than building a shared understanding of fairness.
August 30, 2024
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If new technologies snarl your airline experience, here are old-school strategies to cope
Digital technology can make flying safer, but it can also disrupt air travel.
August 30, 2024
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Trump and Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, are both courting union voters
Union voters are particularly significant in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada, three swing states where the share of voters…
August 30, 2024
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When cannabis is rescheduled, states can look to Colorado and Washington for ideas on how to regulat
Colorado and Washington both have legal recreational marijuana. But they regulate growers and dispensaries differently,…
August 30, 2024
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Estate planning lessons from the $600M fight over Michael Jackson’s music catalog
Restrictions that seem reasonable during life can backfire after death.
August 28, 2024
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Job supervisors with disabilities can boost productivity, new research shows
The imperative for employers to accommodate people with disabilities is partly driven by the need to keep older workers…
August 28, 2024
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Why people stay after local economies collapse − a story of home among the ghosts of shuttered steel
When southeast Chicago’s steel industry collapsed, the loss reverberated through neighborhoods built around the mills.…
August 27, 2024
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How organized labor shames its traitors − the story of the ‘scab’
It’s too reductive to simply smear scabs as sellouts. It’s important to understand why some workers might be motivated…
August 23, 2024
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Want to fight gender inequality? A review of data from 118 counties shows that development aid works
Aid successfully narrowed gender gaps in nearly every country researchers examined.
August 22, 2024
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Democratic Party’s embrace of organized labor in 2024 elections has long roots that had started to w
Both sides took this marriage for granted until Southern Democrats, concerned that labor unions would organize Black workers…
August 21, 2024
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