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The affordability of college has been at the forefront of the presidential campaign, but the real problem is that we’re too educated for the jobs available.
China plans to create a credit reporting system that ranks people on trustworthiness using a all kinds of data, from finances to Facebook. Sound far-fetched? It’s happening in the US too.
‘Christmas creep’ is pushing the holiday shopping season earlier and earlier. Has Black Friday – its traditional start – lost its luster?
A world of warmer weather may be bad news for reproductive health and birth rates.
The budgeting method seems to be back in vogue 39 years after Jimmy Carter introduced it to the federal government. So what is it and can it change our free-spending ways?
China has been spreading its wealth around to increase its influence, but what can the recipients of its largesse learn from its actions in Africa?
Women in countries with better access to policies like paid leave and subsidized child care are more likely to start a business oriented toward growth and job creation.
The Republican presidential candidate wants to whittle the tax code down to three pages – from 74,000 in laws and interpretations. Is it possible?
Many governments across the globe have tried a variety of measures to curb the use of disposable plastic bags. What works?
The best guard against a free market’s downsides and consumer culture is for individual consumers to take responsibility for their choices.
Betting on sports has been illegal in most states since 1992. Is it time that changed?
Most evidence shows that climate change is caused by humans and immigration is good for the economy. So why do many of us reject these notions anyway?
Companies have increasingly been using hidden gag clauses, in which customers unwittingly sign away their rights to post online reviews after purchasing a product.
Giving cash directly to the needy is a growing trend, but in most cases it’s not nearly as effective funneling donations through a charity with ‘boots on the ground.’
A one-year-old White House team is trying to transform policymaking through a better understanding of how and why people act as they do.
October was a strong month for jobs gains, but the president and Congress need to stop waiting for the numbers to improve and begin to act more proactively.
Labor leaders sometimes seem to concede defeat too easily, yet workers are still fighting for their place in the middle class.
Vast majorities of Americans espouse “socialist” views, which has helped propel Bernie Sanders in the polls. Yet our system of campaign finance makes it next to impossible for him to win.
Recent headlines suggesting the yuan is on the verge of becoming an international currency stray far from reality.
Research shows that the clothes you wear not only affect how others see you but also how you see yourself and who you are on a biological level.
Candidates sparred among themselves and the media but still managed to debate some of the key economic issues that matter most to Americans – though they ignored a few.
New research shows texting combined with rising levels of youth unemployment were primary drivers of the unrest that has unsettled Europe.
The consequences if lawmakers don’t raise the debt ceiling in the coming days are unknown but potentially devastating for the US and global economy.
China’s economy has continued to slow despite efforts by its leaders to give it a boost, which is very bad news for an increasingly dependent Africa.