The story of the working class is the story of the majority. It is the story of...
Economy
The immobilization of peasants within the feudal order was neither accidental nor peripheral: it was fundamental to...
Feudalism did not vanish with the drawbridge and the sword. It evolved, adapted, and disguised itself in...
The history of economic inequality in America reveals a story less of steady progress than of cycles,...
The United States stands at a crossroads where economic divergence threatens to harden into a permanent social...
Trump built his movement on the promise that he would fight for America’s forgotten families. Now those...
It is unclear how much U.S. money has actually been spent, whether any monitoring mechanisms exist, or...
Families already reeling from medical bills and emotional loss face a system where final expenses are opaque,...
To look backward is to be reminded that manufacturing decline is not only about numbers or jobs;...
Factories that once symbolized resilience and prosperity are shedding workers at a pace unseen since the last...
The history of work is not only a chronicle of innovation and achievement. It is also a...
The federal government, its workforce targeted by Trump and by billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency,...
Industrial health received special scientific and public attention in the Progressive period and was the subject of...
Whether this moment becomes a full recession depends on workers and households. If layoffs remain rare, the...
Far earlier than today’s ports and global supply chains, the seas around Thailand were a complex network...
What began as religious settlements and agrarian protests evolved into a systematic ideology and, eventually, into governments...
The Fed was designed to stabilize capitalism, not to replace it. In doing so, it has become...
Cook in 2022 became the first Black woman to serve on the independent board, a frequent target...
The lesson of antiquity is that technological ingenuity was never absent. What was absent were economic structures...
He is asking whether our legal and governance structures are agile enough to distribute the bounty of...
Medieval record-keeping technology encompassed more than quills and parchment. It represented a cultural shift toward inscription as...
A shakeout could leave fewer but stronger players, potentially accelerating the pace of meaningful innovation once the...
The road ahead is difficult, but a society that prioritizes people over profits is essential. By Matthew...
Trump has taken steps to severely weaken the agency and dismantle consumer guardrails. By Sachin ShivaResearch AssociateThe...
There are broader anxieties about authoritarian tendencies encroaching on individual rights. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate In...
Gutting people’s basic needs to pay for more tax breaks for the rich. By Colin SeebergerSenior Adviser,...
Many people already struggle to cobble together enough to pay. By Dr. Conor M. HarrisonAssociate Professor of...
Women were active participants in agriculture, urban crafts, trade, and services. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Policy must support working women to uplift families and the economy overall. By Kennedy AndaraResearch AssociateThe Center...
Poverty in early America wasn’t an aberration but a persistent and structured feature of colonial and early...