Is it illegal for the president to spend ‘patriotic’ donations on a White House ballroom or anything else?Ellen P. Aprill, University of California, Los Angeles
Why working-class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the worldNoam Lupu, Vanderbilt University and Nicholas Carnes, Duke University
Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring in 2026, signaling growing economic distressJay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Congress just passed a housing law that rewards states for reform — here’s why Colorado has a head startSolomon Greene, University of Denver
Small businesses at the gateways to America’s national parks face 4 big risks – including changing boundaries and extreme weatherNancy Forster-Holt, University of Rhode Island
How new SNAP restrictions could hit Greater Pittsburgh’s food access and economyAmelia B. Finaret, Allegheny College
Oil shortages escalate from wars in Iran and Ukraine, with few signs of reliefAmy Myers Jaffe, New York University; Tufts University
Emerging Houthi–Al-Shabaab co-operation and the growing threat to Red Sea shippingBrendon Novel, Université de Montréal
War in the Middle East made the case for renewables – what’s happening in each country tells a harder storyEzgi Canpolat, Harvard University
UAE’s OPEC exit has been long in the works – and may mark the beginning of a Gulf realignmentKristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University
Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the billKent Jones, Babson College
As oil profits skyrocket, calls for windfall taxes riseTibor Besedeš, Georgia Institute of Technology
Affordable housing often costs more to build than market-rate housing – Colorado is closing the gapSolomon Greene, University of Denver
Before Trump, some states had already ended affirmative action for contractors – here’s what happenedBen Rosa, University of Michigan
A government fund of AI stocks to benefit all Americans is a good idea, but hard to pull offPatrick J. Schena, Tufts University
Florida’s proposed property tax amendment will require trade-offs – and some residents could end up with higher costsAbigail Hall, University of Tampa
There’s a business case for companies to embrace sustainability – if it’s pitched the right wayIsraa Ameen Thiab, Rochester Institute of Technology and Clyde Eiríkur Hull, Rochester Institute of Technology
Starbucks’ big marketing blunder in South Korea shows how cultural blind spots can put global brands in a bindKaren Stollznow, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University
Why employers still place a premium on people skills, not AI, when they make hiring decisionsMurugan Anandarajan, Drexel University and Cuneyt Gozu, Drexel University
AI data center boom is leaving consumer electronics short of chips − even though they don’t use the same kindsVidya Mani, University of Virginia; Cornell University
The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meetJacob Lederman, University of Michigan Flint
Layoffs tied to AI hurt worker productivity – and the reason may surprise managersMark Ma, University of Pittsburgh
Concierges, adjunct professors, potato chip tasters: US employers are relying more and more on ‘disposable’ workersPaul Osterman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
So your new ‘co-worker’ is an AI agent – here’s how to make the best of your human-machine relationship Nigel Melville, University of Michigan
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
Trump administration is withholding more than $1B in Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota, in latest example of weaponizing real and imagined fraudBen Zdencanovic, University of Cambridge
What are Trump Accounts for? They are more likely to help newborns start building nest eggs than help pay for their college educationJay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Got money questions? How to get chatbots to give you accurate answersPawan Jain, University of Michigan Flint
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
Trump administration’s Freedom 250 organization allegedly misdirected donors away from bipartisan America250 charitySarah Webber, University of Dayton
Foundations can outlive their charitable missions – and that’s a problemThomas Adam, University of Arkansas
A little-remembered Gilded Age millionaire helped make milk safe for American kids through his ‘retail giving’Leslie Lenkowsky, Indiana University
Nonprofit fraud: Amid high-profile prosecutions, an accountant explains what’s really going onSarah Webber, University of Dayton
Why Americans give: New research finds 5 distinct profiles for generosityGeorge E. Mitchell, Baruch College, CUNY
