The food aid program helps low-income families put food on the table and injects money straight into struggling local economies.…
Mass unemployment will make it a lot harder for tens of millions of Americans already struggling to pay for housing to keep…
A scholar of the American safety net explains how, through her own brother, she's getting a personal window into what…
The Fed is engaged in an unprecedented effort to save the US economy and financial system from collapse. Here's how.
The recent seizures of counterfeit testing kits by U.S. Customs and Border Protection show that the counterfeiters have…
Small-scale farmers are likely to be hit hard if open-air markets close due to coronavirus fears. This could have a longer-term…
Home care aides play a critical role in providing health care to the elderly and other groups at the greatest risk of infection.…
Plaintiffs in age discrimination cases often find it difficult to prove their cases. Now, a Supreme Court case could further…
Countries have tried a variety of approaches to contain the spread of COVID-19 – except a coordinated one.
In past recessions, donors have tightened their pursestrings even as the need has grown. But two scholars explain why, at…
While the Great Depression reduced inequality and closed the racial wealth gap, the Great Recession of 2009 did the opposite.
Confused about how the new law affects you? You're not alone. An employment law scholar explains the ins and outs.
The Trump administration is asking for US$850 billion in stimulus spending. Given the debt's already at record levels,…
An economist specializing in inequality explains how a basic income guarantee is just what low-wage workers and the economy…
Two transportation scholars argue that telecommuting could play an important role in solving the coronavirus crisis.
Plunging stocks have triggered rarely used 'circuit breakers’ that temporarily halt trading. A finance scholar explains…
The Fed slashed interest rates to near zero but, just as in 2008, it will require unprecedented action to calm panicky markets.
Despite the delays caused by the coronavirus, China has the capability to at least comply with promises in the phase one…
Has the world entered an era of ultra-low prices? An energy scholar argues that a long period of low oil prices will the…
Alaska has been spared from the virus, but the outbreak's impact on its economy could still be catastrophic because…