War in the Middle East made the case for renewables – what’s happening in each country tells a harder storyEzgi Canpolat, Harvard University
Supreme Court’s tariff decision still leaves a ‘mess’ for companies trying to grab refundsPeter R. Crabb, Northwest Nazarene University; Institute for Humane Studies and Alison Graham Larson, Northwest Nazarene University
Millions are protesting – but boycotts might be key to changing government policiesLisa Schirch, University of Notre Dame and David Cortright, University of Notre Dame
Food aid doesn’t make people loafers – research shows government benefits help low-income people find jobsClaudia Strauss, Pitzer College
Pittsburgh’s post-steel economy is a success – and a warning for other citiesChristopher Briem, University of Pittsburgh
Workplace relief is coming for employees with symptoms of menstruation, perimenopause and menopause in PhillyAnn Juliano, Villanova University
Soaring gas prices prompt Trump to ease oil tanker rules – how waiving the Jones Act affects what you pay at the pumpChristopher Niezrecki, UMass Lowell
Why the damage to Qatar’s gas infrastructure could push costs higher for years to comeAdi Imsirovic, University of Oxford
Targeting of energy facilities turned Iran war into worst-case scenario for Gulf statesKristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University
Soaring gas prices prompt Trump to ease oil tanker rules – how waiving the Jones Act affects what you pay at the pumpChristopher Niezrecki, UMass Lowell
Oil isn’t just fuel: Iran conflict could disrupt markets for everything from plastics to fertilizersAndré O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology
Seattle tried to guarantee higher pay for delivery drivers – here’s why it didn’t work as intendedAndrew Garin, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian K. Kovak, Carnegie Mellon University, and Yuan An, Carnegie Mellon University
A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is getting phased outBrian Y. An, Georgia Institute of Technology
War in Middle East brings uncertainty and higher energy costs to already weakening US economyMichael Klein, Tufts University
Measuring poverty on a spectrum instead of an arbitrary line conveys a more accurate picture of inequalityOlivier Sterck, University of Oxford
When unpaid cooking, cleaning and child care get a dollar value, income inequality in the US shrinks – but the gap has grown since 1965Leila Gautham, University of Leeds and Nancy Folbre, UMass Amherst
Controversy over Reese’s ingredients reveals standard food industry practices most consumers never noticeJonathan Deutsch, Drexel University
The oil price surge is just one symptom of a supply chain network that is not fit for this age of global tensionsMaryam Lotfi, Cardiff University
Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatmentAnna Chorniy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Institute for Humane Studies
How the Seattle Seahawks’ sale will score a touchdown for charity 8 years after Paul Allen’s deathReid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia
Are women board members risk averse or agents of innovation? It’s complicated, new research showsStephen J. Smulowitz, Wake Forest University
For the nearly 1 in 4 US adults with chronic pain, employers’ expectations of a healthy body can lead to shameBeth Schinoff, University of Delaware and Elana Feldman, UMass Lowell
Big beautiful refund? 5 tax code changes that may put more money in your pocketJim Franklin, Western Governors University School of Business
Family-friendly workplaces are great − but ‘families of 1’ get ignoredPeter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder
Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doorsAlessandro Piazza, Rice University
Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working momsAlexandra Killewald, University of Michigan
What oil, stocks and bonds are telling us about the Iran conflict and how long it might lastDaniele D'Alvia, Queen Mary University of London
Could global tensions finally see Sweden warming towards the euro?Fredrik NG Andersson, Lund University
Supreme Court is set to rule on constitutionality of Trump tariffs – but not their wisdomKent Jones, Babson College
International aid groups are dealing with the pain of slashed USAID funding by cutting staff, localizing and coordinating betterSarah Stroup, Middlebury College and Jennifer Hadden, Brown University
Tax changes taking effect in 2026 may boost the number of donors but lead to the US missing out on an estimated $5.7B a year in charitable givingJon Bergdoll, Indiana University and Patrick Rooney, Indiana University
Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists jumped to $22.4B in 2025 − Mike Bloomberg, Bill Gates and the estate of Paul Allen lead a list of the biggest giversDavid Campbell, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Hans Peter Schmitz, North Carolina State University, and Lindsey McDougle, Rutgers University - Newark
Crowdfunded generosity isn’t taxable – but IRS regulations haven’t kept up with the growth of mutual aidShelly Tygielski, Indiana University and Pamala Wiepking, Indiana University; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
With less charitable giving flowing directly to charities, a tax policy scholar suggests some policy fixesRay Madoff, Boston College
Donor-advised funds have more money than ever – and direct more of it to politically active charitiesBrian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University and Helen Flannery, University of Vermont
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a false choice – protecting wildlife can be good for businessDan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
