In 2014, five years after the Great Recession ended, more than half of American adults were facing serious financial hardship: 58 percent struggled to cover expenses and pay bills, and 45 percent did ...

In the developing world, large and small firms see the bottom of the pyramid as a market opportunity and have begun to design frugal, market-based solutions to meet the unmet needs of billions. In the ...

A version of this article appeared in the Winter 2015 issue of strategy+business. In China, the Siemens R&D team has designed a high-end computed tomography (CT scanning) device that’s simple enough ...

Inequality is the defining social, political and economic phenomenon of our time. Just 1% of the world’s population now holds over 35% of all private wealth, more than the bottom 95% combined. Bad as ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Inequality is the defining social, political and economic phenomenon of our time. Just 1% of the world's population now holds over 35% of all private wealth, more than the bottom 95% combined. Bad as ...