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A program in Brazil both helped and harmed. What can we learn from it?
A new study explores how investors’ behavior is affected by participating in online communities, like Reddit’s WallStreetBets.
The British economic anthropologist Jason Hickel proposes “degrowth” in the face of recession.
The biggest risk comes from doing nothing at all.
Singapore has approved the sale of a lab-grown meat product in an effort to secure its food supplies against disease and climate change.
The next era in American history can look entirely different. It’s up to us to choose.
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Monopolies wield an immense amount of economic and political power and influence. So what can we do to make the economy more equitable?
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Law professor Ganesh Sitaraman explains why America has never achieved true democracy—and how it can.
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Societies aren’t just engines of prosperity.
The survey, performed by Morning Consult and commissioned by Amazon, found a majority of those job seekers want to move into new industries to stay relevant.
COVID-19 may strengthen the case for universal basic income, or an idea like it.
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The Silicon Valley titan has promised scholarships for its tech-focused certificate courses alongside $10 million in job training grants.
Data from LinkedIn suggests soft skills will be the most in-demand as the economy begins to rebuild and 2020 grads look for work.
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods find a greater foothold in the market as demand for plant-based meats rises.
Price gouging is prohibited in 34 US states and Washington D.C. But two scholars ask whether that’s the way it should be.
Unfortunately, it’s getting easier to predict what might happen to cryptocurrencies when the economy takes a nosedive.
Stock markets may be plummeting, but that doesn’t mean the spread of COVID-19 is hurting everyone’s bottom line.
In 2018, cancer drugs earned the pharmaceutical industry $123.8 billion. Soon, they’ll be worth billions more.
The membership economy is upending how businesses are structured and how they deliver value to customers.
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There is greater social distance between Americans than ever before.
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The global inflation rate is currently around 3.6%, but is much higher in these countries
How much are free online goods worth to people, anyway? Researcher attempt to find an answer.
With the ivory trade on the decline, poachers have been capitalizing on a new, disturbing trend.
At 18 percent of the population, Hispanics account for 67.2 percent of U.S. net homeownership gains.
Why doesn’t the U.S. generate more electricity from wind?
It’s the first major insurance company with operations in the U.S. to move away from coal.
Big data is here to save your dinner.
Beyond Beef sizzles and marbleizes just like real beef, Beyond Meat says.
Despite being free to users, Facebook seems to have a monopoly on our speech, our data, and our lives.