The usual way we calculate the economic damage of natural disasters underestimates their true toll – which is key to understanding the costs of climate change.
Have you ever wondered why U.S. money is green?
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A group of America’s most powerful CEOs said companies should no longer merely focus on maximizing shareholder wealth. A business professor explains why it’s not a big deal.
Some states have universal background checks for gun purchases.
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How much homework kids should do is a subject of great debate.
Ben & Jerry’s opened Art for Justice, which highlights the need for criminal justice reform and features art by formerly incarcerated artists.
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The Earned Income Tax Credit was established in 1975 to reduce payroll taxes and help with rising prices for low-income families. Today, it could help poor families with housing.
Congressman William Jefferson, center, lost to incumbent Louisiana Governor Mike Foster in 1999.
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Have a cat who just loves to scratch? Declawing is a major surgery that comes with serious long-term side effects – and it might not solve the problem anyway.
The number of potential organ donors who are obese is on the rise.
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As the rate of obesity in the US rises, transplant centers are debating whether to accept organ donations from the obese. A new study suggests that oversized hearts are safe to use.
Director, Institute for Social and Health Equity; Social and Healty Equity Endowed Chair, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York