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/ 7 hours agoTrump’s opening tariff salvo will hurt US consumers − following through on Canada, Mexico threats will increase the price pain
There are a lot of unknowns about Trump’s tariffs − but some consequences will be predictable.
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/ 7 hours agoTrump’s tariff gambit: As allies prepare to strike back, a costly trade war looms
Steep tariffs risk sparking retaliatory measures that could rattle the domestic economy. It’s happened before.
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/ 7 hours agoWho are immigrants to the US, where do they come from and where do they live?
In 2023, approximately 51 million foreign-born people lived in the United States. Almost three-quarters were in the country legally. Half of...
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/ 13 hours agoWhat the ‘moral distress’ of doctors tells us about eroding trust in health care
When doctors feel unable to provide the care they believe is best for their patients, they may experience what bioethicists call...
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/ 13 hours agoSmart brands rein in ad spending when a rival faces a setback − here’s why
A study of a 2014 product recall shows that problems at one company can hurt its competitors, too.
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/ 13 hours agoSome viruses prefer mosquitoes to humans, but people get sick anyway − a virologist and entomologist explain why
The virus that causes eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has evolved to infect mosquitoes. To be able to spread between people,...
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/ 13 hours agoWhy are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
Even though emeralds and rubies are very different colors, they both have the same secret ingredient in their atomic structure.
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/ 13 hours agoHunger rises as food aid falls – and those living under autocratic systems bear the brunt
Talk of the Trump administration closing USAID, the largest provider of food assistance, has sparked concerns on how it might impact...
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/ 13 hours agoI’m a sports psychologist and diehard Eagles fan – here’s the behavioral science behind a Super Bowl LIX win
Elite athletes are known to be tough-minded. Research reveals openness is also a key personality trait, one that allows them to...
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/ 1 day agoMusk’s inauguration salute is not the only apparent fascist signal from Trump’s administration
This is not the first time that Trump or someone close to him has been accused of sending fascist messages. Nor...