Low income Americans

Two young men participate in a meeting.
Success

Meet a 27-year-old software engineer who turned a 1.0 GPA in high school into a six-figure career at American Express

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February 6, 2026
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Success

In 2026, many employers are ditching merit-based pay bumps in favor of ‘peanut butter raises’

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February 2, 2026
Outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
Success

Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon out-earns the average American’s salary in less than 20 hours—during a typical 30-minute commute, he’s already made $1,563

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January 9, 2026
Young family stressed over finances
Success

People making six-figure salaries used to be considered rich—now households earning nearly $200K a year aren’t considered upper-class in some states

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December 5, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy
Politics

After lengthy delay, Trump administration releases $3.6 billion of funding for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

By Susan Haigh and The Associated Press
November 29, 2025
President Trump and Elon Musk
Success

America’s wealthiest billionaires got $698 billion richer this year—and Trump’s tax policy could give them a new windfall

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November 4, 2025
U.S. consumer spending is increasingly driven by richer households
Retail

U.S. consumer spending is increasingly driven by richer households

By Alex Tanzi and Bloomberg
October 11, 2024
A waitress serving breakfast to diners

Harris and Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips’ proposal is the rare idea that’s both unifying and unfair

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August 25, 2024
A waitress carrying two plates of food

Harris and Trump’s pitch to businesses: Give workers a raise without increasing your payroll

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August 24, 2024
Heatwave deaths expose air conditioning crisis: Elderly and minorities most at risk
Environment

Heatwave deaths expose air conditioning crisis: Elderly and minorities most at risk

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August 2, 2024
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Education Articles

Google and Howard University to train underrepresented high schoolers in data analytics—and it’s free to students

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July 19, 2024
Tom Davidson, founder and CEO of EVERFI from Blackbaud, speaking at a panel.
Finance

An obscure 47-year-old law designed to right the historic wrongs of redlining was the ‘original ESG framework,’ execs say. Just look at how Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy have changed

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May 16, 2024
Motorist using a Tesla Supercharger
Tech

Cheap electric cars are finally here—but price cuts won’t translate to more sales until infrastructure catches up, experts say

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April 16, 2024
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
Retail

Retail theft has gotten so bad Walmart is building a police station inside an Atlanta store

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September 8, 2023
Biden administration will spend $4.5 billion to help low-income families with soaring heating costs this winter
Politics

Biden administration will spend $4.5 billion to help low-income families with soaring heating costs this winter

By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
November 3, 2022

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