The Economist When William Beveridge invented the welfare state in Britain in the 1940s, he sought to slay the “five giants”: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pensioners walk in the Alameda del Tajo park in Ronda, Spain, in December 2024. Aging populations are a growing burden on Europe's ...

Rich welfare states promise security from cradle to grave, but that promise becomes harder to keep when large inflows of people arrive faster than economies and institutions can adjust. The political ...

Congress is hurtling toward a colossal showdown over the federal budget. The House budget blueprint instructed the Committee on Energy and Commerce to find $880 billion in spending cuts, which ...

The holiday season offers a renewed sense of hope for many American families. But for those stuck in poverty, that hope can be short-lived. One of the most perplexing aspects of America’s social ...