The first of January ushers in a new year, a new month and new entries to the list of works in the public domain. While 2024 saw many popular intellectual properties lose copyright protection — ...

Back-to-school season is typically a joyful time in our household–shopping for first-day outfits and essential supplies, and filled with hopeful anticipation for my two elementary-aged children. But ...

For a new generation of urban progressives, sky-high rents in New York, San Francisco, and other prosperous cities have inspired a fresh embrace of an old and seemingly discredited idea: public ...

As a nationwide housing shortage keeps affordable options scarce, an old idea is getting a new look. Housing advocates and several cities and counties are championing what has recently started to be ...

With all federal money soon to be stripped from public media, it's clear that NPR and its network of 246 member stations are going to change, and that some of those changes may be significant. The ...

Public companies like Apple and Facebook are often in the news, especially when they first launch an initial public offering (IPO). Going public is a great way to raise capital for a business. It ...

Cities in the U.S. and elsewhere have made strides, but challenges remain. By Jen A. Miller When a visiting friend asked if I wanted to go on a run in Philadelphia, I did a lot of planning. Not just ...

There was a time, at the start of the 20th century, when the field of public health was stronger and more ambitious. A mixed group of physicians, scientists, industrialists, and social activists all ...

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Gerome Sutton looked forward all week for his chance to swim at Algonquin Park pool on the weekend. “It was like Christmas in the summer time,” said Sutton, now 66 ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

An examination of hundreds of health departments around the country shows that the nation may be less prepared for the next pandemic than it was for the current one. By Mike Baker and Danielle Ivory ...