The New American Inequality
For American families, income inequality affects nearly everything else, from academic achievement to long-term health. Here’s how the…
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Communist Wi-Fi
Logging onto the Internet in Cuba, where only 4.1 percent of households have home access. By Rick Paulas…
Here’s New Evidence That the U.S. Saw Broad Income Gains In 2015
But most demographics still haven’t reached pre-2008 levels. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Yesterday, the United…
California’s Farmworkers Will Officially Earn Higher Overtime Pay
Governor Jerry Brown signed the historic legislation on Monday. By Madeleine Thomas (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) On Monday,…
Shooting Down One Excuse for Why Women Make Less
Data from Australia suggests females do indeed ask for raises, but are less likely than men to receive…
Apple and Others Help Customers Donate to the Red Cross, and Only the Red Cross
Despite yet more evidence of trouble with the Red Cross’ disaster response — this time to floods in Louisiana — Apple, Amazon,…
Los Trabajadores Agrícolas de California Están un Paso Más Cerca de Obtener Pago de Horas Extras
A medida que un proyecto de ley se dirige a la mesa del Gobernador Jerry Brown, los trabajadores…
How Geography Affects Low-Income Americans
Especially when it comes to the social safety net, which varies wildly from state to state. By Dwyer…
Incentives Shouldn’t Shape Public-Assistance Policy
We’re writing laws based on how we think people behave, not how they actually do. By Kalena Thomhave…
Support for Taxing the Rich Is Growing
And that’s the case among members of all political parties. By Martin Hart-Landsberg The top of a form…