How a President Donald Trump Could Kill a Plan to Get You Overtime Pay
A rule that could get overtime pay for four million workers is in limbo, and Trump will help…
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The Vast Conflicts of Interest in Medicine
The way we think about disease “is being subtly distorted” by financial ties, the authors of an editorial…
A Rare Window Into Life at the Margins
In the United States, we are presently furnished more official data on how many people are arrested for…
How Long Will We Be Able to Afford Water?
If current trends continue, one-third of Americans could struggle to pay their bills, a new study suggests. By…
Food Stamp Recipients in Seven States Will Now Be Able to Buy Groceries Online
Here’s why that may be good for SNAP recipients. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) Last week,…
Puerto Rico Turns to Corey Lewandowski for Help Lobbying His Former Boss
The island’s new governor, who’s considered sympathetic to hedge funds and insurers that want it to repay its…
How Tariffs Hurt the Little Guy
A new analysis details the regressive nature of tariffs. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images) Last…
Working People Are Hurt More by Rising Inequality Than Slow Economic Growth
Unless we radically transform our capitalist system, the working class in the United States faces the likelihood of…
Trump’s Treasury Pick Is Really Good at Kicking Elderly People Out of Their Homes
When Steven Mnuchin ran OneWest, the bank aggressively and, in some cases, wrongly, foreclosed on elderly homeowners with…
A Sense of Purpose Yields Financial Rewards
People who are guided by an internal compass tend to accumulate more wealth. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: 401(K)…