The risk of heat-related illness and death is particularly high for those who lack air-conditioning or cannot afford to run it, and this risk is escalating with climate change. Extreme heat is a ...

To illustrate the wide-ranging effects that coming policy changes will have on tipped workers, this column offers three example profiles that show how households’ balance sheets will change in early ...

No tax on tips” is a symbolic tax break that is very limited and poorly targets the workers who need tax relief the most.

Climate change is exacerbating extreme heat waves across the country, burdening families, putting Americans’ health at risk, driving up utility bills, straining ecosystems, and deepening inequality.

Today, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to advance a measure that would ban congressional stock trading and apply the ban to future presidents and vice ...

The Trump administration’s dangerous threat to gut the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s (FEMA) staff and programs would endanger the lives of millions of Americans.

Historic program cuts enacted by congressional Republicans and the Trump administration threaten the health and financial ...

This will leave autoworkers without jobs and drivers with higher gasoline costs, as the climate crisis destroys homes and businesses, making Americans sicker, and increasing insurance costs. Now, ...

Early childhood educators do critical work in educating the nation’s youngest learners. Recruiting, retaining, and expanding ...

An overview of when the cuts to basic needs programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, and student loans and other provisions ...