Are American Families Going to Be Priced Out of Child Care?
In many parts of the country, child care costs more than a mortgage.
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Meet the Researcher Dispelling Old Myths About the Racial Wealth Gap
Pernicious myths about income inequality remain pervasive in our society—for example, that better education will close the racial wealth gap. Professor William Darity is working to debunk these misconceptions.
Even as Black Americans Get Richer, Their Health Outcomes Remain Poor
Quality of medical care and mortality are frequently linked to socioeconomic success. But for African Americans, that's often not the case.
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…
2015 Was a Good Year for Everyone—Especially the Top 1 Percent
It’s still good to be rich. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Jonathan Schrock/Flickr) On Tuesday, Emmanuel Saez, director of…
The Big Gap in Graduation Rates Between Poor and Wealthy Students
For the first time ever, the public can see the graduation rates for Pell grant recipients at over 1,000 schools.
The Future of Work: Stemming the Rise of Bad Jobs
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.