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What are Trump Accounts for? They are more likely to help newborns start building nest eggs than help pay for their college education
Ph. Socking some money away early on can make your savings balloon much later. Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Plus Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University If you or someone you know has a baby
20 July 2026
Republicans control Congress, so why is Trump’s SAVE America Act stuck?
Ph. Republican Rep. Ralph Norman joins members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus at the Capitol in June 2026 to criticize the Senate for not acting on the Save America Act. The act is
20 July 2026
How Manchester created Manchesterism: from music and culture to political power
Kirsty Fairclough, Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester has always been an English city that tells its story through culture. Its reputation was not built solely through a global crucible of industry, commerce or politics but
20 July 2026
Beyond GDP: rethinking prosperity for future generations
For decades, economic growth has been treated as the clearest measure of progress. Yet rising GDP does not always translate into happier, healthier lives, and the environmental and social costs of growth are becoming
17 July 2026
Satellites help chart a future for Europe’s disappearing farmland birds
Farmland biodiversity plays a crucial role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and productive agricultural landscapes. Yet across Europe, farmland birds – key indicators of environmental health – have suffered sharp declines as farming has intensified. As
17 July 2026
Can we map The Odyssey? How ancient geographers and modern researchers have traced Odysseus’s travels
Pragya Agarwal, Loughborough University Homer’s Odyssey is a quest, following King Odysseus’s ten-year journey back home to Ithaca after the Trojan war. It is a tale with distinct geographic, spatial and temporal dimensions. It
16 July 2026
A rare bipartisan housing bill just became law – but Americans will still struggle with affordability
Ph. As sweeping as the bill is, its impact is likely to be modest. Ilia Yefimovich/Picture Alliance via Getty Images Kirk McClure, University of Kansas and Alex Schwartz, The New School A sweeping housing
16 July 2026
This is what Andy Burnham’s devolution plans need to consider – expert panel
Joanie Willett, University of Exeter; Julian Clark, University of Birmingham; Mark Tewdwr-Jones, UCL; Michael Kenny, University of Cambridge, and Peter Clegg, University of the West of England The clearest of Andy Burnham’s proposed policies
15 July 2026