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
3 things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nod for Fed chairD. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University
How the Supreme Court might protect the Fed’s independence by using employment law in Trump v. CookElizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses – and a quiet form of deregulationSloan Speck, University of Colorado Boulder
America is falling behind in the global EV race – that’s going to cost the US auto industryHengrui Liu, Tufts University and Kelly Sims Gallagher, Tufts University
Why the world’s central bankers had to speak up against Trump’s attacks on the FedJohn Hawkins, University of Canberra
Why Trump’s new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasonsHenry Maher, University of Sydney
DOJ criminal probe highlights risk of Fed losing independence – a central bank scholar explains what’s at stakeCristina Bodea, Michigan State University
Has the Fed fixed the economy yet? And other burning economic questions for 2026D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University
Trump’s radical argument that he alone can interpret vague laws fails its first court test in dismissal of Fed governorClaire B. Wofford, College of Charleston
Political polarization in Pittsburgh communities is rooted in economic neglect − not extremismIlia Murtazashvili, University of Pittsburgh
Ending tax refunds by check will speed payments, but risks sidelining people who don’t have bank accountsBeverly Moran, Vanderbilt University
Before Venezuela’s oil, there were Guatemala’s bananasAaron Coy Moulton, Stephen F. Austin State University
China’s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country’s declining fertility rateDudley L. Poston Jr., Texas A&M University
It’s easy making green: Muppets continue to make a profit 50 years into their runJared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder
Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine’s DayPeter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder
Gifts of gym memberships and Botox treatments can lead to hurt feelings – and bad reviews for the businessesLinnéa Chapman, Florida International University
Companies are already using agentic AI to make decisions, but governance is lagging behindMurugan Anandarajan, Drexel University
US hospitality and tourism professors don’t mirror the demographics of the industry they serveMichael D. Caligiuri, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch, Florida International University, and Phil Jolly, Penn State
Colorado ranchers and consumers can team up to make beef supply chains more sustainableJordan Kraft Lambert, Colorado State University; Jennifer Martin, Colorado State University; Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Colorado State University, and Sara Place, Colorado State University
Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic incomeTarah Williams, Allegheny College and Andrew Bloeser, Allegheny College
Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibilitySherry Thatcher, University of Tennessee and Emily Rosado-Solomon, Babson College
You care about fairness at work – so why do you feel like a fake?Meg Warren, Western Washington University; John M. LaVelle, University of Minnesota, and Michael T. Warren, Western Washington University
What five years of evidence on hybrid working tells us about the future of employmentJane Parry, University of Southampton
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
Dogs can need more than kibble, walks and love − consider the escalating expenses of their medical care before you adoptDavid L. Weimer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programsNolan Fahrenkopf, University at Albany, State University of New York
How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell gameShannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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
Nonprofit news outlets are often scared that selling ads could jeopardize their tax-exempt status, but IRS records show that’s been rareKatherine Fink, Pace University
1 in 3 US nonprofits that serve communities lost government funding in early 2025Lewis Faulk, American University and Mirae Kim, George Mason University
3 things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nod for Fed chairD. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University
