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The late Antonin Scalia and his conservative colleagues in recent years have rolled back protections for workers and unions while giving more rights to businesses and the wealthy.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is one of President Obama’s biggest accomplishments of his second term. Can it survive the anti-trade tide in the race to replace him?
Presidential candidates are using voter anger to fuel more divisions and discord rather than to start a conversation about the collapse of collective bargaining.
A President Trump or Sanders would be likely to pursue protectionist trade policies such as higher tariffs. History suggests such policies could lead to a trade war, with painful consequences.
Cuba has been reforming parts of its economy since 2008. Will the thaw in relations with its Cold War adversary and Obama’s visit accelerate those changes?
Internet providers increasingly allow services to subsidize the cost of delivering their content to users. That may seem like a win for consumers, but game theory suggests otherwise.
Debt is the reason jitters for emerging markets are now worse than during the Asian financial crisis.
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is a huge money-maker, but you wouldn’t know it from the coverage on TV.
A new study on inequality analyzes the impact of fiscal policy, dramatically altering the standard view of rich and poor in America. It may also change how voters and candidates think about the issue.
We’re on the cusp of being able to consistently launch and land rockets, greatly reducing the cost of space travel. But how long before there’s a Millennium Falcon in every garage?
About one in seven Americans report going hungry at some point during the year, a fact apparently far from the minds of the presidential candidates.
Sanders and Clinton have been trading blows over who’d be best to reform Wall Street, but new research suggests they may not have the ‘authority’ to do it.
Markets have been on a rocky ride all year on concerns another recession looms. Here are a few lessons we can learn from the last one.
New research shows that behaviorally targeted ads can do more than figure out what kind of person you are – they can also shape how you see yourself.
The H-1B visa, created in 1990 to bring in specialized foreign workers, is in desperate need of reform. Where do the candidates stand?
Do women in the Oval Office or the courtroom make a genuine difference? Research from English juries suggest they do.
Apple’s refusal to back down in its fight with the FBI is a sharp reversal from just a few years ago when it was the government urging tech companies to do more to protect consumer privacy.
The Hollywood flick recalls subprime’s role in the 2008 financial crisis, but, by helping more low-income households buy a home, the loans can help ease the affordability crisis and homelessness.
Republicans immediately labeled the president’s budget proposal dead on arrival, but the very nature of government means it remains very much alive.
Almost half of Americans have trouble saving, while average credit card balances have swelled to $6,000. Can we turn this around?
The leading Republican candidate may seem out of step with his party’s platform when he lambasts free trade, but in fact the GOP has promoted protectionism for most of its history.
Countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership signed the deal earlier this month, but changes can still be made to improve the mechanism that allows investors to sue states.
Some suggest half of current jobs will be lost to automation over the next decade or two. But it’s far too early to pit man versus machine.
Companies can help both society and the bottom line by spending the price of a 30-second Super Bowl spot on something that benefits society.