Stacey Vanek Smith

The way many Americans manage their taxes could be bad for their health.

Most people think you can't get rid of student loans in bankruptcy. Turns out most people are wrong.

We're in a full-fledged trade war with China. We dig into the list of Chinese tariffs on American products. It gets weird...and delicious.

The percentage of congressional representatives with a background in computers: THREE

Our show goes old school in this episode and brings you three under-appreciated economic indicators about things that affect us all.

A lot of us are OK with giving away our data because it makes our life easier. But some experts say that we should be getting even more for it.

The CBO projects the federal budget deficit could top 800 billion dollars this year... and reach a cool trillion by 2020. So ... what?

Women still make less than men in the U.S. Exactly how much less is not necessarily a straightforward question.

Chinese tariffs could threaten more than 1.8 million American jobs.

Five interesting facts about our world that you probably didn't know.

Cross-genre musical collaboration used be a small niche in the popular music scene. Today it's verging on domination.

In 1907, America's financial system ran into trouble. Trust in financial institutions evaporated, and contagion swept through the economy. Then John Pierpont Morgan stepped in.

The tariffs China just imposed on American-made items will cost the U.S. about 3 billion dollars a year. That's not much to the nation, but it's a big deal if you make one of the products on the list.

A long-term trend of Americans withdrawing from the workforce due to disability has gone into reverse.

The census is more than a headcount. It determines how federal dollars are spent and how districts are represented in Congress.

Americans spend more on healthcare than people in other high-income countries, and it's not because we use more of it.

From Google Maps to Yelp to Instagram, the internet gives us access to all sorts of services without having to pay a cent. But are they really free?

One of the best gauges of the state of the oil business is a pretty simple one: just count the drilling rigs.

Independent bookstores are experiencing a surprising renaissance.

Many tech companies keep customers buying by constantly updating their products with new features. So then, why hasn't the graphing calculator changed much over the last few decades?