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The troubled agency gets new leadership.

Why the Fed Chair has a vested interest in making sure Americans’ paychecks don’t grow too much.

Nice economy you’ve got there. Would be a shame if something were to happen to it.

Malaysia Airlines lost a plane in eastern Ukraine. Here’s what we know about the plane and whether was shot down as part of the ongoing fighting in Ukraine.

A bad couple of decades for the typical American

Here’s what three years of surveys on the world’s opinion of Israel found.

These numbers should be a wake-up call.

Both parties have put out their bills—here are the questions they need to resolve if they’re going to produce a law

Here’s what the research really tells us about green tea and health.

What you need to know to get a handle on the issue, and the debate

The small minority of people who fund American politics are much, much more politically polarized than the vast majority of people who don’t contribute to campaigns.

Larry Lessig is backing long-shot candidate Jim Rubens in the Republican primary for US Senate in New Hampshire. The pick shows how difficult it is to find Republicans who support his campaign finance agenda.

Since 1947, the US economy has grown at an average rate of 4.35% under Democratic presidents and 2.54% under Republican ones.