Why do nonprofit fundraisers juxtapose calls to feed the hungry, house the homeless and cure cancer with champagne toasts?
The latest salvo of insults and threats between President Trump and North Korea's Kim brought the region a little bit…
Walt Rostow argued communism was incompatible with economic development and was influential in persuading Presidents Kennedy…
President Trump's fiery speech at the United Nations received a mostly subdued response from world leaders and others.…
A trade spat could jack up the cost of going solar, killing jobs and obstructing efforts to do something about climate change.
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The bills now pending in Congress won't do what it will take.
Politicians on the left and right object to this practice, which the Trump administration is championing.
Trump's decision to end the DACA program, as well as his support for a bill that would drastically curb legal immigration,…
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The desire to help during emergencies like Hurricane Harvey is admirable. Doing some homework might make your contributions…
Donations to relief efforts from corporations and celebrities may get the most attention, but they are exceptions.
Saturated media coverage of hurricanes like Harvey and Irma can make it seem like disasters happen all the time. Is the…
The federal government created a program in 1968 to insure homes in the US from flooding, yet few of the houses hammered…
The president said he's considering ending trade with any country that does business with North Korea. Here's why…
If you want to do the greatest good, send money.
Researchers examined credit data on the victims of Hurricane Katrina to understand how the disaster affected their personal…
The notion that obesity mostly afflicts the poor is a misconception.
There are reasons to channel Harvey aid through the nonprofit despite evidence that it wasted money following Haiti's…
Rather than fret about how many jobs future technologies will destroy, we should focus on how to shape them so that they…