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What Happened to Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream of Economic Justice?

By Michael K. Honey

Women Are Now the Majority of the U.S. Workforce — But Working Women Still Face Serious Challenges

By Tara Law

It's Time to Redefine GDP to Help Save the Planet

By David Pilling

'There Will Be a Recession. The Question Is When.' Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Robert Shiller Says a Recession Could Discredit President Trump

By Billy Perrigo
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Progressives and Business Leaders Are Going to War in Seattle, With Major Implications for the Country's Future

'It became clear that this was the last line of defense'

By Alana Semuels

An Explosion in Philadelphia Could Make Your Fourth of July Road Trip a Lot More Expensive

Gas prices are likely to rise after a fire at the east coast's largest refinery

By David Marino and Barbara Powell / Bloomberg

Everyone's Talking About Basic Income. Here Are 8 Problems It Could Fix

In America, and around the world, there has been a surge of interest in basic income. Under a basic income scheme, a government gives a fixed amount of cash, without strings attached, to every citizen....

By Guy Standing

Closely Watched Economic Indicator Signals Recession

The so-called 'yield curve' has predicted several major recent recessions

By Emily Barrett and Katherine Greifeld / Bloomberg

Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax on the Super-Rich Is the Wrong Solution to the Right Problem

There is a simpler solution, and the Senator surely knows it

By Daniel Hemel

India's Main Opposition Party Is Promising a Basic Income for the Poor. Can It Work?

On Monday, the man leading India's main opposition announced that his party would guarantee every poor person in India a minimum income if it wins elections scheduled for this spring. Rahul Gandhi’s surprise promise was...

By Billy Perrigo

'We're Flying Blind.' The Shutdown Is Making it Harder for Economists to Understand the Shutdown

Essential economic data is being delayed or scrapped entirely, making it harder to understand the shutdown's broader costs

By Alejandro de la Garza

Greece's Rockstar Economist Yanis Varoufakis on How to Reform the E.U.

Varoufakis is returning to politics, targeting a German seat in the European Parliament elections next year

By Billy Perrigo

Why Turkey Is Heading for Economic Meltdown

The deteriorating state of the economy is President Erdogan's Achilles’ heel and the biggest threat to his currently unrivaled leadership

By Fadi Hakura

Women Outnumber Men in Spain's New Government

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appointed women to key roles in his "pro-gender equality, cross-generational" cabinet

By Siobhan Morrin

The False Promises of Protectionism

Public policy has stifled the benefits of a global economy

By Dambisa Moyo

Yellen to Join Brookings After Leaving Fed

She'll be a fellow in economic studies

By Jamie Ducharme

Here’s How To Stay on Task When Interrupted

These are today's five best

By The Aspen Institute

A 'Billionaire Bonanza' Is Driving Global Inequality

A new report from Oxfam highlights a global system that rewards the super-rich and neglects the poor

By Adela Suliman / Reuters

A Coal Executive Switched to Building Solar Plants. Now He's Worried Trump Will Hurt His Business

Jim Lamon is the kind of businessman that Donald Trump would like. And Lamon is the kind of businessman who likes Trump. The CEO of Depcom Power grew up in Alabama, served in the Air...

By Justin Worland

Laissez-Faire Is Lazy and Not Fair. Consumers Need Protection

In defense of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

By Andrei Cherny
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