Yes, crime is up. But eight of the 10 states with the highest murder rates in 2020 voted for Donald Trump

Findings from a recent peer-reviewed study run counter to the right-wing narrative about gun violence in America

An economist unravels the seeming contradiction between stocks near record highs and growing fears of a recession.

CDC data gives a sweeping national look at the race and ethnicity of vaccinated people on a state-by-state basis

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rates a quarter-point, stoking a market nosedive

If you have a credit card, you may not be too happy, but there are a lot of people who have reason to cheer

Some billionaires have effective federal income tax rates as low as 4%

Central bank independence is increasingly at risk around the world.

For months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has boasted about his state’s strategy in dealing with COVID-19

The "exorbitant rates" raise new questions about Trump's self-dealing, House Oversight chief says

The legislation now heads to President Obama to be signed

"The Fed is playing with fire," warns former Labor Secretary Robert Reich

Some health providers have raised wages but still struggled to draw workers and keep the ones they’ve got

Progressive taxation should work as a corrective tax—like taxes on tobacco or carbon—fixing exploitative capitalism

While prison may isolate people from the larger community, it does not isolate them from COVID-19