Prediction markets increasingly resemble gambling but operate under far fewer protections. Brad Lipton explains what federal rules leave out and why state gambling laws offer a stronger baseline.

There is a well-worn narrative about young men’s struggles in the modern economy. But recent data inverts this picture. The struggle is strongest not for male youth, but for a wide swath of Men of a ...

This week, Paramount Skydance reached a settlement with the states challenging its Warner Bros. merger, clearing the way for the further concentration of power in the media. Despite headlines boasting ...

Who gets to decide when and how AI models are deployed? The sudden deluge of alarming news stories about AI agents—from hacking computer systems without instruction to being used to augment ...

The US ranks 40th out of 41 comparably wealthy nations in offering accessible, affordable, and quality childcare. Childcare is essential infrastructure; it not only allows parents to work, attend ...

This week, a former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher warned on social media that “neither company is acting responsibly” and that they’re “gambling with our lives.” His statement joins a growing list ...

Social Security is one of the bedrocks of the US social safety net, ensuring economic security and protection against poverty for millions of Americans. The program was created in the throes of the ...

This is a web-friendly preview of the report. The “abundance agenda” identifies a worthy goal: to ask what people really need and to organize government to make sure there is enough of it, including ...

The Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund reserve is about to become depleted. Seniors worry that the government will not be able to pay them the full benefits they are ...

America’s wealth has concentrated to historic levels. The top 0.1 percent—roughly 340,000 people—now hold $1 in every $6 of private US wealth (or roughly $23 trillion). That concentration isn’t just ...

Norms around parenting and work have changed over time, and in different ways for women and men. Fathers today are more involved in childcare than in the past; they are more likely to both provide ...