EconomyCommentary
How a Rise in Independent Work Is Benefiting Women
A 9-to-5 job reporting to a boss is not for everyone. For those of us who have young children at home, it can be difficult… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A 9-to-5 job reporting to a boss is not for everyone. For those of us who have young children at home, it can be difficult… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It’s perhaps never been more important to ask: What kind of country do I want to live in, work in, and raise my family in? What… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A new rule proposed by the Department of Labor could bring partial relief to businesses struggling to stay afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic fallout…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
As Washington has been frozen in debate about whether to pass massive new economic stimulus legislation, something interesting has happened in the real world. In… Read More
Economy Analysis
Retail plays a significant role within the nation’s economic health. About 17 million Americans work for brick-and-mortar stores, according to Abby Jagoda, vice president of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The unemployment rate fell by 1.8 percentage points to 8.4% as the economy added 1.4 million jobs in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported… Read More
EconomyCommentary
With the COVID-19 recession causing high unemployment around the country, now is the time for policymakers to lift barriers to earning an income. With limited… Read More
Health CareNews
Nurses opposed to unionization at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, made their voices heard over heavy rainfall at a demonstration in front of the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
As policymakers continue to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, it is more important than ever to weigh the consequences of their public health decisions on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The U.S. economy added 1.8 million jobs in July and the unemployment rate fell to 10.2%, confounding experts’ predictions for a third month and showing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Donald Trump on Thursday visited a Whirlpool factory in Clyde, Ohio, to tout the benefits of his trade agenda for American manufacturers. Whirlpool claimed… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Now is the time for Congress to start looking ahead to the economic recovery. Current aid efforts should remain targeted and temporary, but the opposite… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Social distancing and shutdown policies related to the coronavirus pandemic have important effects in slowing the spread of the virus. Ensuring that our health system… Read More
EconomyFeature
Fluent in English, Spanish, and sign language, Sophia Aguirre has worked as an interpreter for 30 years. Whether it’s serving as a translator for video… Read More
EconomyCommentary
MIAMI—The on-again, off-again opening and closing of restaurants in Miami has angered restaurant owners in the area. Last week, 30 of them gathered to protest… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Imagine that your monthly mortgage payment suddenly increased by 50%. And that it happened now, in the wake of COVID-19-related job and income losses. That’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
For a second month in a row, the U.S. economy gained a record number of jobs. Following job gains of 2.7 million in May, the… Read More
EducationCommentary
Does it matter more if you can do a job well or if you have a piece of paper that says you can probably do… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Expert predictions were shattered again, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy added 4.8 million jobs and the unemployment rate fell by… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump is touting the “spectacular” addition of 4.8 million new jobs in June and a drop in the unemployment rate to 11% as… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Following widespread office closures and stay-at-home orders, Americans are now working in new locations, sometimes in new states. Other front-line workers have traveled to pandemic… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The unemployment figures for May have surprised economists, who were expecting a significant increase in the unemployment rate and 7.5 million job losses. Instead, the… Read More
Health CareNews
In a final report released Monday, The Heritage Foundation’s National Coronavirus Recovery Commission makes 265 recommendations for getting America back to work, stopping the spread… Read More
EconomyFeature
When the New York tri-state area became the epicenter of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak, nurses from across the country answered the call. “I’ve never felt… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Reflecting the current global economic slowdown, the latest statistics show that America’s trade with Canada and Mexico, the two largest trading partners of the U.S., has plummeted by more than 40% since last year…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
The many U.S. cities currently gripped by civil unrest and violence in the wake of the May 25 death of a black man, George Floyd,… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump touted a nascent economic comeback Friday, as a resurgence of 2.5 million jobs were added in May, marking what could be a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment rate fell from 14.7% to 13.3%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday,… Read More
Health CareNews
Among states that reopened their economies about a month ago, most logged about the same number of COVID-19 cases, though some had more cases and… Read More
EconomyNews
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp reopened much of his state’s economy a month ago, making Georgia one of the first states to begin to do so… Read More