One potential factor driving the recent increase in nonelderly adults with disabilities is Long COVID.
This Holiday Season Is a Reminder That Workers Need Federally-Protected Paid Time Off
The holidays are coming up and many Americans are looking forward to some time off.
The holidays are coming up and many Americans are looking forward to some time off.
Should Taxpayers Be Subsidizing the Artistic Tastes of the Rich? Questions the Washington Post Won’t Ask
While the size of the charitable contribution tax deduction has varied, depending on the tax rates at the time on incomes and estates, it has been roughly 40 percent.
While the size of the charitable contribution tax deduction has varied, depending on the tax rates at the time on incomes and estates, it has been roughly 40 percent.
When It Comes to Prescription Drugs, the Washington Post Can’t Even Conceive of Free Trade
The Post throws out a couple of ideas that could allow for a lower price, but never considers the fact that these drugs would be cheap without the government-granted patent monopolies that prevent generic manufacturers from entering the market.
The Post throws out a couple of ideas that could allow for a lower price, but never considers the fact that these drugs would be cheap without the government-granted patent monopolies that prevent generic manufacturers from entering the market.
How Does a Person’s Lived Experience Tell Them the Local Economy Is Good, but the National Economy Is in the Tank?
Tens of millions of people have left jobs they didn’t like to find better ones. As a result, workplace satisfaction is at the highest level it has been in the nearly forty years the Conference Board has done its survey.
Tens of millions of people have left jobs they didn’t like to find better ones. As a result, workplace satisfaction is at the highest level it has been in the nearly forty years the Conference Board has done its survey.
We Need More State Climate Corps Jobs Open to More Young People
The administration hoped to do even more. One of the items cut in negotiations with conservatives in Congress was Biden’s Civilian Climate Corps for young people to work in jobs shoring up our environmental defenses against climate change.
The administration hoped to do even more. One of the items cut in negotiations with conservatives in Congress was Biden’s Civilian Climate Corps for young people to work in jobs shoring up our environmental defenses against climate change.
The Return of the Aging Crisis: Diverting Attention from Inequality
The second reason this demographic horror story went out of style was the slow recovery from the Great Recession.
The second reason this demographic horror story went out of style was the slow recovery from the Great Recession.
No More Special Privileges for Social Media Giants: Reform Section 230
In contrast to the traditional media landscape, internet platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook can host essentially any and every defamatory claim and legally face zero consequence because of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.
In contrast to the traditional media landscape, internet platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook can host essentially any and every defamatory claim and legally face zero consequence because of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.
Climate Change and the Future of Catastrophe Insurance Programs
Climate-related disasters are a national problem, and policymakers at all levels of government need to take action to address insurance issues before they worsen.
Climate-related disasters are a national problem, and policymakers at all levels of government need to take action to address insurance issues before they worsen.
Team Billionaire Is Winning: They Have Us Cursing at Markets
There is an iconic image from The Simpsons. It is a picture of Grandpa Simpson shaking his fist at the sky, under the headline “Old Man Yells at Clouds.” This aptly describes the state of intellectual thinking among progressives in the United States.
There is an iconic image from The Simpsons. It is a picture of Grandpa Simpson shaking his fist at the sky, under the headline “Old Man Yells at Clouds.” This aptly describes the state of intellectual thinking among progressives in the United States.
Conservatives’ Obstruction Leads to a Tripling of American Indian Child Poverty
Without Congressional action to aid impoverished families, this high American Indian child poverty rate will persist — and may even continue to rise.
Without Congressional action to aid impoverished families, this high American Indian child poverty rate will persist — and may even continue to rise.
Climate Disasters Are Getting Worse — Congress Can Help
If it feels like disasters are happening more often.
If it feels like disasters are happening more often.
Re: Proposed Changes to the CDC’s Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings
I echo calls from National Nurses United, the People’s CDC, and other concerned stakeholders to urge the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) to strengthen, not weaken, airborne infection controls in healthcare settings.
I echo calls from National Nurses United, the People’s CDC, and other concerned stakeholders to urge the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) to strengthen, not weaken, airborne infection controls in healthcare settings.
Conservative Politicians Choose Higher Child Poverty Rates
The U.S. Census Bureau released its annual report on poverty today. It confirms that policymakers have all the tools necessary to reduce poverty rates.
The U.S. Census Bureau released its annual report on poverty today. It confirms that policymakers have all the tools necessary to reduce poverty rates.
Work-Hour Volatility by the Numbers: How Do Workers Fare in the Wake of the Pandemic
Economic lives have become fluid in the United States during recent decades, with individual or family incomes often varying from month to month, from quarter to quarter, or across years.
Economic lives have become fluid in the United States during recent decades, with individual or family incomes often varying from month to month, from quarter to quarter, or across years.
Racial Segregation and Gun Violence in Black Communities
What distinguishes the United States from other rich countries is not freedom, but firearms. No other rich country has a firearm homicide rate anywhere near as high as the United States.
What distinguishes the United States from other rich countries is not freedom, but firearms. No other rich country has a firearm homicide rate anywhere near as high as the United States.