The average retired worker receives about $2,071 per month from Social Security in 2026, about $24,850 per year. 1 It often forms the basis of retirees’ income plans and may be the only income source ...

Here’s when Social Security and SSI checks arrive for February, how much benefits have risen and what new tax and repayment ...

The generous child care and parental leave policies in Denmark erase about 80% of the "motherhood penalty" for working moms, ...

Nestled in southern Minnesota, just a stone’s throw from the Iowa border, this charming community of approximately 18,000 residents offers something increasingly endangered in today’s economy: a place ...

Government spending can help, but it can also hurt, as badly designed public-housing projects have done. So long as gentrification brings rich and poor together, and offers the latter greater ...

Social Security benefits change according to your past and present income, as well as the age at which you began claiming ...

A new book by economist Clara Mattei explains why calls for governments to balance budgets and live within their means are ...

“This won't end Social Security but will force Congress to make a hard decision: benefits can be cut to meet tax revenue ...

While surveys show Americans worry Social Security will run out of money, benefits will continue, one economist says.

But given health and social care spending is only set to grow further, we need to start thinking long term to ensure we can ...

For years, the Environmental Protection Agency has assigned a dollar value to the lives saved and the health problems avoided through many of its environmental regulations. Now, that has changed. The ...