Where’s the Health-Care Revolution?
This year's presidential candidates have spent a lot of time talking about health-care affordability, but not much time discussing how to curb health-care spending.
What Happens When Like Marries Like?
The surprising consequences of assortative mating on rural health.
Do You Have to Help Parents to Help Their Children?
Are two-generation programs the best way to fight poverty?
Predatory Lending Is Another Form of American Housing Discrimination
Why do so many minority borrowers, even those with good credit, end up with high-cost loans?
America’s Fragmented Education Funding System
Kansas must re-visit its state school funding system. What about the rest of the country?
The Economics of War and Peace
A new report from the World Bank highlights the devastating economic consequences of civil war.
How Segregated Schools Drive Criminal Behaviors
Segregated schools are producing higher levels of criminal networking and behavior among students.
Does Obamacare Really Kill Jobs?
The Republican presidential hopefuls keep referring to the Affordable Care Act as a "job-killer." Is there any truth to that?
Hunger Is Bad, Especially for Kids
The Obama administration recently announced two new initiatives to reduce childhood food insecurity. Here's why that's a really, really good thing.
Whose Responsibility Are the Working Poor?
A new report highlights the relationship between the wages of low-income workers and government spending on public benefits for the working poor.