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"When powerful people invoke the free market as an excuse for high prices, they don't necessarily have the best interests of most Americans at heart."
Not only does the lack of childcare keep women out of the workforce, it decreases consumer demand — directly impacting our economy.
Massive wealth inequality is a fairly recent invention. Understanding our past can help us better design our future, an economics professor argues.
Jennifer Prince bought her first Airbnb to be able to visit her daughter at school. The three properties she has now have earned $15,000 this year.
Huge, ambitious programs enacted in the early-to-mid 20th century are still around today for a reason — and it's not because they're cost efficient.