June 8, 2020
Through six facts about China's political capitalism, we can see some of its economic strengths, weaknesses, contradictions, and history.
July 31, 2019
The crisis farmers are facing with plunging tart cherry prices takes us to big questions about tariffs and federal marketing agreements.
July 21, 2019
July 2, 2019
While healthcare price transparency sounds like a logical way to constrain soaring healthcare costs, the results were not quite what we expected.
June 24, 2019
In NYC and in Nantucket, Massachusetts, drivers respond to different incentives because Manhattan has traffic lights while Nantucket does not.
May 31, 2019
Knowing the different meanings of socialism and capitalism can help us better understand what we and presidential candidates support.
May 7, 2019
With the political debate gravitating toward socialism and capitalism, today we take a look at six facts that tell us about capitalism in four countries.
May 6, 2019
April 16, 2019
By looking at one hundred years of consumer spending history, we can see how our food, housing, and clothing reflected our growing affluence.
March 28, 2019
After closing all of their Panera Cares Cafes where customers were supposed "pay what you want," Panera might have a problem with the IRS.
March 24, 2019
Whether looking at Mike Trout's $430 million or a newly drafted player, we see athletes whose baseball salaries are called underpaid.
March 22, 2019
While awards are all about recognition, inspiration, and appreciation, sometimes they are not exactly what we expect them to be.