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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters The Hoarding of the American Dream
In a new book, a Brookings scholar argues that the upper-middle class has enriched itself and harmed economic mobility.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The Controversy Over Inflation
“This is one of the most important questions facing monetary policy.”
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Robert F. Bukaty / AP The People Left Behind When Only the ‘Deserving’ Poor Get Help
Maine attached work requirements and time limits to its safety net, intensifying poverty in the state.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters What If Politicians Studied the Social Fabric Like Economists Studied GDP?
One of Washington’s most conservative legislators on an age of polarization, inequality, and fragmentation
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AP Should the Government Guarantee Everyone a Job?
An old idea for preventing poverty and fighting recessions is gaining traction once again.
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Tobias Schwarz / Reuters Why the Phrase 'Late Capitalism' Is Suddenly Everywhere
An investigation into a term that seems to perfectly capture the indignities and absurdities of the modern economy
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Zach Gibson / AP Ro Khanna Wants to Give Working-Class Households $1 Trillion
Silicon Valley’s new member of Congress has some big ideas for combatting wage stagnation.
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David Gray / Reuters What the Gig Economy Looks Like Around the World
An Oxford professor talks about the costs and benefits of digital freelance work.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Trump's Anti-Immigrant Policies Are Scaring Eligible Families Away From the Safety Net
Social-service organizations are reporting a drop in enrollments in food stamps and other programs.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Why Sequestration Is Poised to Kill Trump's Budget
A Kafkaesque fiscal deal cut years ago is set to gut the White House’s spending proposal.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters Is the Economy Overdue for a Recession?
Expansions don’t die of old age, economists say. But President Trump still seems likely to face a contraction.
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TT News Agency / Reuters Is It Better to Be Poor in Bangladesh or the Mississippi Delta?
The Nobel laureate Angus Deaton discusses extreme poverty, opioid addiction, Trump voters, robots, and rent-seeking.
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Gary Hershorn / Reuters 2016: A Year Defined by America’s Diverging Economies
Just as income inequality has become a fixture in many Americans’ understanding of the country, so too must accelerating regional divides.
