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Kathryn Anne EdwardsThe New York Times |
Judging by the 4.1% unemployment rate, the US labor market would appear to be thriving. Most any economist would say this is about as good as it gets,...
The US economy notched a welcome, if puzzling, milestone in 2024 when the labor force participation rate among prime-age women — 25 to 54 — rose...
Many US workers start the new year following some time off for the holidays. It’s hard to put an exact number on just how many but consider that...
America has elected a president who has empowered two businessmen with no experience in public service or governing to effectively rule over the...
The holidays are upon us, and more than ever the burgeoning influencer economy is having an impact on what consumers buy. Few reliable statistics...
Republicans have a math problem. Their top priority upon assuming control of the House, Senate and White House in January will be to extend the Tax...
Between all the talk of fiscal commissions and efficiency agencies, it seems like the question of the day is how to make the US government operate...
After spending $118 million of his personal wealth on the campaign to reelect Donald Trump as US president, billionaire Elon Musk has been tapped...
The case for federally funded, universally accessible child care is simple: The private market can’t deliver it adequately or affordably to meet...
Amid all the lies put forth by Republicans during this campaign, a remark last week from Senator Marco Rubio might have gotten lost: He said the...
Making predictions can be an exercise in futility but here goes anyway: The US will experience a child care crisis within the next 10 years. The...
“My plan is that no family, no working family, should pay more than 7% of their income in child care.” That’s what Vice President Kamala Harris...
One of the few things Democrats and Republicans agree on these days is that it’s past time to raise the federal minimum wage, which has been stuck...
For American households, the good news is that inflation rates have largely returned to pre-pandemic levels. Perhaps most importantly, economists...
It’s official. Parenting is difficult. So much so that US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued an advisory about the stress and mental health...
In a speech at the Democratic National Convention accepting the party’s nomination as vice president this week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talked...
Whatever you want to call it — universal basic income, basic income, guaranteed income, basic income guarantee — the idea is simple: every...
Even if you didn’t care about or respect women’s choices when it comes to having children, the “childless cat ladies” comments from Donald...
It's an election year, which means we'll be hearing a lot from both Democrats and Republicans claiming that their party is the one true champion of...
The clearest way to glean the true intentions of a political party is sometimes by examining what it doesn't prioritize. So, what stands out from...
Not many were expecting a lot of policy substance at the US presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump — and they didn’t get it. At...