A tax wedge is the difference between before-tax and after-tax wages. It also refers to the market inefficiency that is created when a good is taxed.

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...

Author Matt Greene on his new dystopian novel 'The Definitions' about life after a virus wipes people's memories.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Kiara Taylor has worked as a financial analyst for more than a decade. Her career has involved a number of financial firms, including Fifth Third Bank, JPMorgan, and Citibank. She has filled a number ...

Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid. By ...

Much has been said about the detrimental impact of screens on childhood development, but a new study takes that concern to an even younger age. This is as much about what children aren't doing as it ...

Much of the public discourse around artificial intelligence has focused, understandably, on its potential to fundamentally alter the workforce. But we must pay equal attention to AI’s threat to ...

The West Virginia Democratic Party called on senators to remove an amendment from Del. J.B. Akers, R-Kanawha, that they called a harmful and intrusive “Child Genital Inspection Amendment,” saying it ...

We are living in an age of metaphorical parenting. First it was tiger parenting. Then helicopter parenting, snowplow parenting, and free-range parenting became trends. Now, gentle parenting is having ...

A child plays with chalk during the Our Babies 1st: Restore the Pay Equity Fund rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2024. (Getty/Jemal Countess) This report accompanies the first ...