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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Biden administration’s negotiated price cuts for 10 common prescription drugs likely to save Medicar
People ages 65 and up will likely reap significant out-of-pocket savings on prescription drugs when the negotiated prices…
August 19, 2024
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International students will offer a big boost to the US economy this back-to-school season
Every year, international students offer a welcome infusion of financial aid to communities across the US.
August 13, 2024
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Hotel guests are getting used to refillable shampoos and less housekeeping, study suggests
Previous research had found that consumers think these types of eco-friendly policies are inconvenient.
August 13, 2024
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A bipartisan data-privacy law could backfire on small businesses − 2 marketing professors explain wh
Privacy comes at a price.
August 12, 2024
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The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme
Many countries are enacting measures to counter population decline, but manipulating fertility is an inefficient means of…
August 9, 2024
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No credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing
What you buy at the grocery store can predict whether you pay your credit card bills on time, new research suggests.
August 9, 2024
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How charities with thrift shops can get better stuff from their donors instead of junk
Giving cruddy clothing, furniture and other useless stuff to a charity does it no favors, since it costs money to get rid…
August 8, 2024
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White men who have been mistreated at work are more likely to notice and report harassment − new res
These findings suggest that encouraging white men to reflect on what happens to them on the job could make them better allies…
August 7, 2024
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Attention, jittery investors: Stop panicking … this is what a soft landing should look like
Slowing job growth should come as no surprise.
August 5, 2024
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I researched the dark side of social media − and heard the same themes in ‘The Tortured Poets Depart
An expert on mental health and social media explains why Taylor Swift’s latest album resonates with her.
August 5, 2024
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Sustainability and resilience: What do they mean, and how do they matter for policy?
There’s more than one way to be resilient.
August 2, 2024
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Online fundraising may require different strategies for different devices − new research
Because smartphones can make people focus more on their personal needs, it can be harder to persuade their users to donate…
July 31, 2024
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NRA legal judgment bans LaPierre but could signal the end of gun group’s fight with New York authori
Reports first surfaced in 2019 that the former NRA leader had spent millions from the group’s coffers on his own personal…
July 31, 2024
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Video game performers are becoming Hollywood stars in their own right − and are on strike to be paid
Some of the most essential but least protected workers in a $200 billion industry want to ensure that AI won’t do away…
July 26, 2024
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