Median U.S. Household Income Up for 2nd Straight Year; Tops ’07 Level

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM September 12, 2017 WASHINGTON — American household incomes rose strongly for the second straight year in 2016, as the long-running economic recovery generated broad gains in prosperity. The median household income was $59,000 in...

Evacuating millions is not an ‘effective’ response to hurricane threats. Here’s a better way

If Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have taught us anything, it’s that climate change is here—and it’s coming at a real cost to human lives and property. It’s clear that continually evacuating millions of people from our coastal cities is not an...