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/ 1 month agoMassachusetts could be the next state to get rid of the ‘subminimum wage’ for tipped workers
It’s unclear what raising the tipped minimum wage or getting rid of it altogether does to labor markets.
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/ 1 month agoJobs report gives a final lackluster snapshot prior to election − but overall, the economy under Biden has been a tale of 2 eras
The US added just 12,000 jobs in October 2024.
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/ 1 month agoUS government tries to rein in an out-of-control subscription economy
It’s never been easier to sign up for subscriptions – and they’ve never been harder to manage.
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/ 1 month agoHow to overcome your device dependency and manage a successful digital detox
Disconnecting from the digital realm from time to time is good for your well-being, but doing so can be difficult. There...
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/ 1 month ago‘Safe route’ or ‘sushi route’ − 2 strategies to turn yuck to yum and convince people to eat unusual foods
Past shifts in food habits suggest there are 2 paths to the adoption of new foods: One relies on familiarity and...
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/ 1 month agoSt. Augustine was no stranger to culture wars – and has something to say about today’s
Augustine had divisive opinions – and didn’t mind sharing them. But his writing also has lessons about talking to people who...
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/ 1 month agoThe colonial legacy lurking beneath economic unrest in the French Caribbean
Recent protests in the French overseas territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe are ostensibly over cost-of-living increases. But the roots of inequality...
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/ 1 month agoNo, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with over 23,000 jobs planned
The future of these job-generating gigafactories, many of them in Republican states, could be at risk if the next president tries...
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/ 1 month agoMonkeys know who will win the election – primal instincts humans share with them shape voters’ choices
Every human brain still holds primitive instincts that we share with our monkey ancestors. Is that part of your brain in...
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/ 1 month agoElon Musk misses Philly court date, stalling ‘illegal lottery’ case against him − an expert on Philadelphia politics weighs in
The tech billionaire did not show up to the Thursday morning hearing, which was moved to a courtroom at City Hall...
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/ 1 month agoFor one survivor, the 1920 Election Day massacre in Florida was ‘the night the devil got loose’
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the use of racist literacy tests and poll taxes to ban Black voters. It...
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/ 1 month agoSudan’s civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but the true figure could be far higher
The work of estimating conflict mortality is difficult. But that doesn’t make this grim exercise, nor accounting for the broader effects...
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/ 1 month agoWith Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle
The 2024 campaign closes with candidate Donald Trump and allies conjuring a world of insult and degradation of an infantilized, feminized...
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/ 1 month agoNew Orleans schools still separate and unequal 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education
On Nov. 15, 1960, four Black first graders desegregated New Orleans schools. One of them was Tessie Prevost, who died in...
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/ 1 month agoTariffs are back in the spotlight, but skepticism of free trade has deep roots in American history
The use of national tariffs in the US began in 1791, led by Alexander Hamilton, and grew throughout the 19th century,...
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/ 1 month agoIndependent voters think for themselves and stay out of politics – 3 essential reads
Despite the power that political independents are anticipated to have over the election results, there’s a lot that remains unknown about...
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/ 1 month agoThe next president will play a key role in shaping US trade policy – here’s what voters need to know
The past two administrations had vastly different records, and past is likely to be a prologue this year.
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/ 1 month agoRust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there
US election coverage often portrays rural America as entirely white and conservative. This narrow view obscures the issues that matter to...
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/ 1 month agoIn Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies – an entomologist explains the implication for global pest control
Fruit flies wreak havoc on crops in Hawaii, but a type of parasitoid wasp armed with a biological weapon has helped...
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/ 1 month agoAmericans own guns to protect themselves from psychological as well as physical threats
Owning a gun can influence your outlook, both fueling a sense of danger in the world around you and holding out...
