DAVID LEONHARDT

A large new study offers clues about how lower-income children can rise up the economic ladder.

It is not whether the U.S. is in a recession. It’s whether the economy will soon worsen.

Joe Manchin’s climate announcement has the potential to be a very big deal.

Digital media is changing language — sometimes rapidly. We explore the example of American Sign Language.

We look at what it means for the country.

Yet it’s suffering badly from warming.

Despite Biden’s low approval ratings, Democrats are roughly tied with Republicans in the midterm polls. We explain why.

On the day of his funeral service, we consider the full legacy of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister.

The Times has released its first poll of the 2022 midterm cycle.

The people who claim widespread election fraud have made little effort to put together a logical argument.