People are more likely to act helpfully in situations where there are poorer choices to give to others, according to a new study that tested willingness to help others in different contexts. The paper ...

When I was in my early twenties, struggling through college and trying to make sense of money in a way that wasn’t just about getting a job and paying bills, a professor handed me a reading list. One ...

Remember when President Trump called Kamala Harris a Communist because she supported price controls? Well, who’s the Commie now? On Friday the President endorsed a proposal by comrades Bernie Sanders ...

You may picture a large sum of money or a lack of debt when considering what it means to be rich. But having control of your time and the agency to do what you want with it is another component to ...

Today's New York Times reports on a new study by three economists purporting to show that the Supreme Court's decisions are increasingly tilted toward the interests of the rich, and suggesting that ...

A new study found that the court’s Republican appointees voted for the wealthier side in cases 70 percent of the time in 2022, up from 45 percent in 1953. By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington ...

Mickey Rourke is reportedly living “paycheck-to-paycheck” as he faces eviction from his Los Angeles home. “Mickey has lived the life of a rock star with plenty of drug and alcohol abuse over the years ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harvard economist reveals how America's personal finance system transfers wealth from poor to rich through credit card fees and ...

A debate over the true financial condition of American families is driving pundits and economists to their elective corners. An odd consequence of a housing shortage explains part of the disconnect.

GENEVA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Artificial Intelligence could widen gaps between developed and developing countries, a U.N. report said on Tuesday, calling for policy measures to limit the impact. The ...

This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. We are living in a new Gilded Age. The first, from roughly 1870 to 1890, was marked by dramatic ...