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Thinkstock The economic recession of the last decade decimated the U.S. labor market, with millions of Americans losing their jobs. To…
ThinkstockAmid soaring corporate profits and stagnating worker wages in the past decade, growing numbers of low-wage workers are demanding higher…
thinkstock.comAmericans are used to seeing the “made in China” label on many products they buy, particularly clothing and electronics. A…
Thinkstock Urban commuters collectively lost 6.9 billion hours, and 3.1 billion gallons of fuel to traffic delays last year. Excess fuel…
The long debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has, if nothing else, put the spotlight on the poor state…
Thinkstock Auto companies often make use of awards and quality ratings — when they’re good at least — to attract car…
thinkstock.com The U.S. presidential election is by far the most expensive political race in the world, especially when compared with…
Today, buyers of a new car can easily compare between vehicles’ safety ratings. And consumers increasingly demand safer vehicles and…
thinkstock.comRacial segregation in U.S. neighborhoods has declined over the past several decades but it remains very high. Meanwhile, residential segregation…
More than 138 million people, nearly 44% of the U.S. population, live in areas where air pollution reaches dangerously high…
ThinkstockThe largest companies in the United States are almost all concentrated in major metropolitan areas. Nearly one in 10 Fortune…
thinkstock.com Life-threatening heat engulfed much of the Western United States this past weekend. Above-average, triple-digit temperatures struck Phoenix, Tuscon, Los Angeles and other cities…
thinkstock.comA company’s workforce is perhaps its most valuable asset, and no one knows more about a workplace than its employees.…
thinkstock.comPuerto Rico defaulted on its $58 million debt repayment this week for the first time in its history. With its…
Thinkstock In the last 35 years, much has changed in the auto industry. Each year, in an effort to stay fresh…
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