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Why eating cheap chocolate can feel embarrassing – even though no one else cares - Siti Nuraisyah Suwanda, West Virginia University; Emily Tanner, West Virginia University, and M. Paula Fitzgerald, West Virginia University

2 days ago

As Jeff Bezos dismantles The Washington Post, 5 regional papers chart a course for survival -- Dan Kennedy, Northeastern University

2 days ago

Aldi is coming to Colorado, and the disruption could lead to lower food prices -- Jack Buffington, University of Denver

2 days ago

Has globalization lessened the importance of physical distance? For economic shocks, new research suggests 'yes' -- Josh Ederington, Miami University and Jenny Minier, Miami University

3 days ago

Will a 'Trump slump' continue to hit US tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away? -- Frédéric Dimanche, Toronto Metropolitan University and Kelley A. McClinchey, Wilfrid Laurier University

4 days ago

Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors -- Alessandro Piazza, Rice University

2 days ago

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10 days ago

3 things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump's nod for Fed chair -- D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University

12 days ago

How the Supreme Court might protect the Fed's independence by using employment law in Trump v. Cook -- Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon

13 days ago

Why the world's central bankers had to speak up against Trump's attacks on the Fed -- John Hawkins, University of Canberra

28 days ago

Why Trump's new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons -- Henry Maher, University of Sydney

10 days ago

DOJ criminal probe highlights risk of Fed losing independence – a central bank scholar explains what's at stake -- Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University

29 days ago

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10 days ago

Political polarization in Pittsburgh communities is rooted in economic neglect − not extremism -- Ilia Murtazashvili, University of Pittsburgh

16 days ago

Ending tax refunds by check will speed payments, but risks sidelining people who don't have bank accounts -- Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University

16 days ago

Before Venezuela's oil, there were Guatemala's bananas -- Aaron Coy Moulton, Stephen F. Austin State University

10 days ago

China's new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country's declining fertility rate -- Dudley L. Poston Jr., Texas A&M University

26 days ago

Taming the moral menace at capitalism's core -- Valerie L. Myers, University of Michigan

1 month ago

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1 year ago

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1 year ago

Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses – and a quiet form of deregulation -- Sloan Speck, University of Colorado Boulder

13 days ago

America is falling behind in the global EV race – that's going to cost the US auto industry -- Hengrui Liu, Tufts University and Kelly Sims Gallagher, Tufts University

12 days ago

It's easy making green: Muppets continue to make a profit 50 years into their run -- Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder

13 days ago

Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine's Day -- Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder

17 days ago

Gifts of gym memberships and Botox treatments can lead to hurt feelings – and bad reviews for the businesses -- Linnéa Chapman, Florida International University

9 days ago

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1 year ago

Denmark's generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the 'motherhood penalty' for working moms -- Alexandra Killewald, University of Michigan

9 days ago

Colorado ranchers and consumers can team up to make beef supply chains more sustainable -- Jordan Kraft Lambert, Colorado State University; Jennifer Martin, Colorado State University; Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Colorado State University, and Sara Place, Colorado State University

20 days ago

Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income -- Tarah Williams, Allegheny College and Andrew Bloeser, Allegheny College

29 days ago

Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibility -- Sherry Thatcher, University of Tennessee and Emily Rosado-Solomon, Babson College

1 month ago

You care about fairness at work – so why do you feel like a fake? -- Meg A. Warren, Western Washington University; John M. LaVelle, University of Minnesota, and Michael T. Warren, Western Washington University

3 days ago

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1 year ago

Supreme Court is set to rule on constitutionality of Trump tariffs – but not their wisdom -- Kent Jones, Babson College

26 days ago

International aid groups are dealing with the pain of slashed USAID funding by cutting staff, localizing and coordinating better -- Sarah Stroup, Middlebury College and Jennifer Hadden, Brown University

21 days ago

Dogs can need more than kibble, walks and love − consider the escalating expenses of their medical care before you adopt -- David L. Weimer, University of Wisconsin-Madison

20 days ago

How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programs -- Nolan Fahrenkopf, University at Albany, State University of New York

1 month ago

How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell game -- Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

2 months ago

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1 year ago

With less charitable giving flowing directly to charities, a tax policy scholar suggests some policy fixes -- Ray Madoff, Boston College

1 month ago

Donor-advised funds have more money than ever – and direct more of it to politically active charities -- Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University and Helen Flannery, University of Vermont

1 month ago

Nonprofit news outlets are often scared that selling ads could jeopardize their tax-exempt status, but IRS records show that's been rare -- Katherine Fink, Pace University

2 months ago

1 in 3 US nonprofits that serve communities lost government funding in early 2025 -- Lewis Faulk, American University and Mirae Kim, George Mason University

3 months ago

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10 months ago

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied -- Ted Powers, University of California, Davis

5 days ago