Even without any disruption, SNAP benefits tend to run out before the next disbursement arrives.
Workers are increasingly not keeping their employers' secrets secret, as evidenced by the mass whistleblower event that…
Cohen's sudden and stark transformation from 'blind loyalty' to utter betrayal says a lot about broader changes…
Thanks to a long history of exclusionary government programs, the typical black family now has only 10 cents for every dollar…
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…
At the moment, fuel taxes pay for most of the maintenance of US roads, bridges and highways. What happens when the majority…
Economic research suggests tax incentives and other corporate subsidies don't have the positive impact they're supposed…
China has reneged on past promises it has made to the US. With the deadline for a deal fast approaching, the solution may…
The Apportionment Clause forbids a direct tax on wealth. Expanding the 16th Amendment would not only allow such a tax but…
Although US debt may be at eye-popping levels, an economist explains why it shouldn't keep you up at night.
The likes of AB InBev and MillerCoors have been trying to jump on the craft beer bandwagon by snapping up artisanal breweries.…
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.…