One in 5 of the poorest US households don’t have a car and rely on public transportation to get around.
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Some economists are predicting joblessness to surpass the record level experienced at the height of the Great Depression as 22 million people file for unemployment benefits.
You won’t see a blue shark near the beach, but thanks to 50 years of tagging data, scientists are learning about their wide-ranging lives at sea.
The Trump administration is asking for US$850 billion in stimulus spending. Given the debt’s already at record levels, can the US afford it?
Two transportation scholars argue that telecommuting could play an important role in solving the coronavirus crisis.
A reduction in OSHA inspectors may lead to a reduction in workplace safety.
Harvey Weinstein’s conviction isn’t the norm for perpetrators of sexual violence.
The Pentagon has spent more than $800 billion on military operations in Iraq. But that doesn’t include money needed to care for veterans, rebuild the country or pay interest on war debt.
An economist who has studied new ways to improve measures of gross domestic product explains what GDP is and how it could better reflect an economy and the well-being of its inhabitants.
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