“Sustainability” and “resilience” have become buzzwords in recent years, but many people don’t know what either term really means. As an economist who studies environmental issues, I believe an important first step to solving any problem is to define your terms clearly.
Does staring at your phone put you in a giving mood? AndreyPopov/iStock via Getty Images PlusMost charities aren’t tailoring their online fundraising strategies to the electronic device donors may use when deciding whether to click a “donate” button.
Former NRA leader Wayne LaPierre can't do any paid work for the group for the next 10 years.
A shirt supporting striking video game performers is worn during Comic-Con International on July 26, 2024, in San Diego. Christy Radecic/Invision/APHollywood screenwriters went on strike in May 2023. Two months later, actors joined them on the picket line.
Faran Kaplan's neighbor set up a GoFundMe page for him that raised over $100,000 after his wife was killed and other relatives injured in an accident.
Homelessness is a major problem in the U.S., and it’s getting worse: A record 650,000 Americans were homeless on a single night in January 2023, according to the most recent point-in-time report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. That amounts to one out of every 500 people nationwide.
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How can some states get by with no income tax? – Vonnie, age 12, Auburn, Alabama
The former president was 78 when he became the Republican Party's nominee for a third time. AP Photo/Evan VucciFormer President Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee, is 78. No one older has ever run for U.S.
Businesses are often tempted to cut their marketing budgets for the short-term savings it provides – but those cuts can cause problems in the long term. A new study my colleague Tarun Kushwaha and I published in The Journal of Marketing proposes a method for predicting whether these counterproductive cuts will take place up to a year in advance.
Can you still use a check to make purchases? In increasing numbers of stores across the U.S., the answer is “no.” The large retailer Target stopped accepting checks on July 15, 2024.
