To explore how public sentiment can influence minimum wage policies, we zoomed in on protests as a signal of public opinion across the US. We analysed data from over 130,000 protests across US ...

Economic inequality is at the heart of all humanity’s major problems, but the wealthiest refuse to confront a system that benefits them This week, hundreds of government leaders, heads of state, and ...

Billionaires' wealth reached a record high of $18.3 trillion in 2025, according to the international charity Oxfam. At the same time, poverty reduction has slowed, Oxfam said. Billionaires have an ...

Mystery solved! Here's what TL;DR means and why you keep seeing it online. It can be hard to stay current with the latest slang. Language (and internet culture) continues to evolve, resulting in an ...

Food cravings are common and can be triggered by physical causes like hormone shifts, low quality sleep, dehydration, or a diet that is low in nutrients. Mental factors like stress, mood, personality ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...

A massive surge in billionaire wealth threatens our everyday lives and economy, from the rights of workers to the stability of the social safety net. As elites gather this week in Davos, Switzerland ...

Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, also half of its potential. Gender equality, besides being a fundamental human right, is essential to achieve peaceful ...