Given recent economic news, I wonder whether our leadership has even a fundamental understanding of how a free-market economy works. Here’s a basic layout. The cost of goods is determined by the law ...

As we took in the spectacle of the “town hall” circus on Sept. 4, we were saddened by the unwillingness of participants to even attempt mutual understanding. Political and social problems cannot be ...

David joined Raw Story in 2023 after nearly a decade of writing about the legal industry for Bloomberg Law. He is also a co-founder and a commissioning editor at Hypatia Press, a publisher that ...

The Great Recession of 2008 left an indelible mark on the global economy, reshaping financial landscapes and altering personal financial strategies. As we continue to navigate its aftermath, the ...

“Financial education.” This was my condensed response to a question in a recent Publishers Weekly interview: “What could have helped improved the lives of so many people during the Covid-19 crisis?” ...

There’s something about the word “free” that grabs our attention, even when an underlying instinct takes us back to that basic economic lesson we learned in school—TANSTAAFL (There ain't no such thing ...