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What’s at Stake in a Health Bill That Slashes the Safety Net
By EDUARDO PORTER
By reversing the Medicaid expansion and leaving millions unable to pay for coverage, the bill would be a landmark retreat in American social welfare.
Doug Mills/The New York Times
A crowd during the national anthem at a post-election rally for Donald J. Trump and Mike Pence in Cincinnati in December.
Cutting benefits and training won’t help working-class voters hit by disruptions in trade or address its toll on families, job prospects and longevity.
March 28, 2017
Evidence That Robots Are Winning the Race for American Jobs
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
Researchers are surprised to see very little employment increase in other occupations to offset the job losses in manufacturing.
March 24, 2017
What Comes Next for Obamacare? The Case for Medicare for All
By ROBERT H. FRANK
The pains of losing the Affordable Care Act would generate a gigantic backlash. But universal access to Medicare would change that.
March 23, 2017
Americans Agree on Paid Leave, but Not on Who Should Pay
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
Pew surveys also show people disagree on whether it should be mandatory or optional.
March 17, 2017
What if Sociologists Had as Much Influence as Economists?
By NEIL IRWIN
Economists traditionally dominate policy making in Washington, but they don’t have all the answers. Sociologists have a lot to teach us.
Border Agents: ‘We’re Not Going to Apologize for What we Believe In’
By FERNANDA SANTOS
With President Trump’s focus on the border, the union’s weekly podcast has become an influential, unfiltered and entirely one-sided megaphone.
Equal Pay for Men and Women? Iceland Wants Employers to Prove It
By LIZ ALDERMAN
Although the country has had equal pay laws for half a century, gaps still exist, and new legislation is intended to address the imbalances more forcefully.
5 Reasons Trump’s Promised Tax Overhaul Won’t Be So Easy
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
The president’s failure to push through broad health care overhaul has raised questions about the prospects of a sweeping rewrite of the tax code.
Strategies
The New Currency Champ Lives South of the Border
By JEFF SOMMER
The Mexican peso has soared since Jan. 20, the day Donald Trump became president.
College Is the Goal. The Problem? Getting There.
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
For working-class students like Nate, Zac and TaTy, the road to college is unfamiliar and rocky, and even imagining oneself on campus can be an obstacle.
After Dutch Election, Eurogroup Leader’s Fate Looks in Doubt
By JAMES KANTER and NIKI KITSANTONIS
Jeroen Dijsselbloem appears to be on the way out as head of the Eurogroup, the 19 finance ministers from countries that share the euro. He has presided over a tumultuous period.
In a Rare Survey, Cubans Express a Hunger for Economic Growth
By AZAM AHMED
An independent research group at the University of Chicago interviewed 840 Cubans on topics from free speech to diplomatic ties to crime.
China’s Taxes on Imported Cars Feed Trade Tensions With U.S.
By KEITH BRADSHER
Autos are emerging as a potential point of contention ahead of President Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart, but the industry sees no easy answers.
Fed Raises Interest Rates for Third Time Since Financial Crisis
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
The move will increase the upward pressure on interest rates that consumers pay, but the immediate effect is likely to be modest.
A.M.T., Which Hit Trump in 2005 Taxes, Is No One’s Favorite
By PATRICIA COHEN
The alternative minimum tax was enacted to make sure high-income earners didn’t avoid a fair share of tax, but many say its effectiveness has eroded.
Video: Federal Reserve on Interest Rates
Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, announced the board’s decision on interest rates.
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