A new Pew Research Center survey finds that the boundary between work and family has become more blurred than ever for most American households. The data shows that more parents than ever are in the ...

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Most like having a job but say it leaves them too few hours for their children and other pursuits, a Pew survey shows. By Claire Cain Miller Claire Cain Miller has covered working families since 2014.

This Pew Research Center report looks at the experiences of working parents in the United States, including how they navigate the demands of work and family life, how they divide responsibilities at ...

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Since 2016, when Donald Trump shattered the Democrats’ blue wall by winning working-class voters across the Midwest, a cottage industry has sprung up on the left dedicated to answering a single ...

Since 2016, when Donald Trump shattered the Democrats’ blue wall by winning working-class voters across the Midwest, a cottage industry has sprung up on the left dedicated to answering a single ...

The number of American men in the workforce are at its lowest level in two decades — with about one in three American men having stopped working as of 2026, new labor statistics show. Just 66% of men ...

Is the two-party system doomed? Some progressive commentators think so. Labor activist Les Leopold argues in his recent book, The Billionaires Have Two Parties, We Need a Party of Our Own, that ...

Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, she is author of “An Economist Walks Into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to ...

As Americans file their taxes ahead of Tax Day, President Donald J. Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts are delivering real relief — putting more money back in the pockets of hardworking parents, ...

Millions of American workers, families, and small business owners are seeing the real results of President Donald J. Trump’s signature Working Families Tax Cuts law. This landmark legislation is ...