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In his latest book, investor Ruchir Sharma takes a hard look at who's getting left out of the American dream and why.

Scanlon explains her philosophy of economic education in this excerpt from her book, "In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work."

Rising costs have long been a concern for Americans. What's changed is how the government intervenes in prices, economist Carola Binder writes.

In her book, the country songwriter looks back on her career and the Black artists that shaped the genre, from DeFord Bailey to Beyoncé.

Cooper, Giamatti or Murphy? Morris weighs in on the range of talent up for Oscars and the "range of experiences" he seeks as a moviegoer.

Doctor and author Uché Blackstock describes the influence her mother had over her career in an excerpt from her book.

Dorothy Brown of Georgetown University has spent her career researching race and the tax code. Now, she advises the Treasury Department.

Greenspan ignored political pressure to cut interest rates so that he could bring down inflation, says author Sebastian Mallaby.

Sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller discusses the “moral worlds” of people who’ve been convicted of violent crimes

When Queen Nefertiti's bust was revealed to the world in 1920's, she caused a commotion in the fashion and beauty industry. "You would see hair salons, for example, in America have replicas of her bust in their windows," said journalist and author Zahra Hankir.