Weekend Reads The best of the week, curated by the editors of The American Prospect, delivered Saturday mornings.

Dogs Trust ambassador and The Wanted member Nathan Sykes talks to Big Issue about how dogs give him a purpose.

Simplify Asset Management chief strategist Mike Green hit the nail on the head on his Substack post on why so many Americans feel like they're drowning these days.

Most people love a good "rags-to-riches" tale. Someone starting from the economic basement works hard and not only turns their life around—they become an enormous success. It's a feel-good story ...

They are tired of being told to tighten their belts while those in power loosen theirs. They are tired of austerity dressed up as reform. A tax system should not be a weapon. It should not be a gamble ...

The no recourse to public funds policy is aimed at “temporary migrants”. But many children in households subject to the ...

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first ...

These days, with wealthy nations sharply reducing their spending on aid to the poorest countries — in the case of the United ...

Silver plans have more moderate deductibles. KFF, the nonpartisan group that conducts health care research, has estimated ...

Global demand for rare earth minerals is driving the toxic pollution of some of Asia’s most important rivers, threatening the health and livelihoods of tens of millions of people.

If people do not observe inequality, they are less likely to favor policies that redistribute wealth, such as taxation—but ...

The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to help consumers pay for coverage under the Affordable ...