While media outlets are signing deals with Polymarket and Kalshi for their insights into the wisdom of crowds, gamblers…
The US Federal Reserve has never before been this transparent about its policymaking process − but that might not be a…
Today’s basic income proponents say cash payments would be good for everyone. In the 1790s, the idea’s inventor argued…
The administration plans to activate a committee with the power to override the Endangered Species Act. There’s a reason…
History suggests that boycotts are uniquely suited to expand public participation enough to spur political change.
Companies that had sued for tariff refunds are taking different approaches to getting their money back – or quitting the…
Getting SNAP benefits can already be hard, and due to legal changes Congress approved in 2025 it could get harder for many…
Pittsburgh’s struggle to move beyond steel demonstrates that industry dominance is temporary. Other regions can learn…
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Philadelphia will require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers suffering from…
Having to deal with chronic pain at work is all too familiar for Americans in many occupations.
Base pay rose as intended, but the drivers’ total compensation, including tips, didn’t increase.
Suspending the Jones Act will increase the supply of fuel by allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil between US…
These changes to how much Americans and US corporations give, if these projections prove accurate, would amount to about…
A pilot program in Los Angeles reduced the rate of homelessness among homeless people with pets.
Product reformulations are common in the food industry, and they can be done well, or poorly. Who remembers Doritos with…
Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050.
Three philanthropy scholars size up the latest data on gifts from the country’s biggest philanthropists.
Those who stand to benefit from the changes in tax code include workers who earn tips, those receiving overtime pay, purchasers…
Risks for the US economy grow as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.
An economist proposes a new method of estimating the scope of poverty in different countries.