George Szpiro explores the philosophical ideas that explain why justice — not freedom or efficiency — may better anchor a fair society.

In this excerpt from The Wage Standard, Arindrajit Dube explains how "monopsony" gives some employers the power to set wages below competitive levels.

Handled right, AI has potential to bring back middle-skill jobs lost to the rise of computers, economists argue. Or, like the mechanized mills of the past, it could toss whole sectors out of work.

From bombed reactors to inflation and blackouts, a cascade of crises is testing the Islamic Republic’s resilience like never before.

The case that a bipartisan movement structured around progress and reform may be reaching critical mass.

The investment advisor and host of the Talking Billions podcast explores childhood curiosity, building networks through kindness, and more.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

Agentic AI pioneer Chetan Dube considers ways that everyone can be lifted by the tide of AI, not just those with the capital to leverage it.

A comparison of wealth gaps in ancient empires reveals stark differences and lasting consequences.

In 1900, the UK clearly was the richest country in Europe. That's no longer the case.

An evidence-based policy movement is arming the fight with tools and programs that are more effective than ever before.

In 1980, Willy Brandt drew a line across the map that still influences how we think about the world.

Historian Timothy Snyder talks with Big Think about how true liberty requires both negative and positive freedoms.

Big Think guest writer Rory Stewart — former UK Secretary of State for International Development and co-host of The Rest Is Politics podcast — made a profound discovery about leadership while working with GiveDirectly.

While the concept stretches back centuries, it has garnered significant attention in recent decades.

Misinterpreted data may be distorting Western predictions about the future of China's economy.

Consumer debt shapes American lives so thoroughly that it seems eternal and immortal, but it’s actually relatively new to the financial world.

Rich is brilliant at his job. He completes work in half the time of his coworkers. Should he have to sit at his desk just as long?

Economics and religion help to explain the gap.

College students once stood out from the pack on IQ tests. Today, they're about average.

To see a true cross-section of American society, head to Applebee's, Buffalo Wild Wings, IHOP, Chili’s, and Olive Garden.

We've heard this argument before.

China has always been one of the world’s wealthiest nations, but Chinese wealth looks different across the country’s eventful history.

In a world without clocks, people used common activities in place of time units. How long it took you to go to the toilet mattered.

While the steep rise of inequality in the United States is well-known, long-run data on the incomes of the richest shows countries have followed a variety of trajectories.

In an age of high quit rates, struggling low-wage employees, and tone-deaf leadership, the call for “good jobs” makes great sense.

One reason saving is hard: We tend to view our "future selves" as complete strangers, and our decisions in the present moment reflect that.

If a person stands little chance of ever being wealthy, perhaps playing the lottery is a rational decision.

Wealthier in resources; poorer in time.

The status quo may be unsustainable.