Elite University Degrees Do Not Protect Black People From Racism
A new study involved sending fictional job applications with white- or black-sounding names out to potential employers. The response? Not what we had hoped for.
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How the American Family Was Affected by the Great Recession
A look at how marriage, co-habitation, domestic violence, and birth rates were influenced by the economic struggles of the 2000s.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Economic Development
As Scott Walker eyes the White House, fiscal austerity gets its day in court.
Time-as-Money Mindset Decreases Green Behaviors
New research finds paying people an hourly wage, or otherwise getting them to think in time-as-money terms, makes them less likely to act in environmentally friendly ways.
Americans Overestimate Class Mobility
New research finds we believe class boundaries are more porous than they are in reality.
Growing Up Poor Has Effects on Your Children Even If You Escape Poverty
Breaking the cycle of poverty is more difficult than just moving out or moving up.
How Prohibition Put the Cocaine in Coca-Cola
When the beverage first debuted in 1886, it was described as "Coca-Cola: The Temperance Drink."
Vancouver’s Wild World of De Facto Density
Adding to racial redlining, zoning attempts to regulate human behavior, restricting residents just as it does developers.
How a Start-Up That Wouldn’t Break the Rules Was Forced to Fail
Night School just wanted to provide a modest, low-cost bus service from San Francisco to the East Bay. Without expensive lobbyists and venture capital, the rule-abiding company folded after hitting bureaucratic roadblocks.