Economy / Business - OtherWords

State by State, the War on Cannabis is Ending

Dozens of new state laws are expanding legal cannabis use — and expunging the records of users caught up in the system.

The U.S. women’s soccer team outperforms its male counterpart but earns less — like women in every other field.

The last thing on your mind during a ride to the ER should be: Is this going to bankrupt me?

Closing our racial wealth divide requires bold thinking, but so did ending slavery.

Churning out cheap rainbow swag during Pride Month is about marketing, not supporting LGBTQ people.

Ordinary workers now have to work centuries — or even millennia — to make what their CEOs make in a year.

In a deeply unequal America, many of our deepest pockets are keen to find out.

A whopping 61 percent of Toledo’s voters said “yes” to recognizing legally enforceable rights for the natural world.

… Every problem looks like a nail?

Low-income neighborhoods need employee-owned businesses anchored to their communities, not investors looking to make a quick buck.