How Cities Can Help Improve the Health of Their Low-Income Citizens
Across America, poor folks tend to live shorter lives than rich ones, but towns and cities can reduce…
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The Problem With Title I Education Funding
A new report on America's education system highlights problems with Title I funding formulas.
America’s Fragmented Education Funding System
Kansas must re-visit its state school funding system. What about the rest of the country?
The Executive Pay Cap That Backfired
A while back, Congress voted to curb soaring compensation for corporate officers by limiting tax deductions. Here's how it went wrong.
How Inequality Leads to Obesity
One new study links poverty, inequality, and overeating, while a second finds childhood deprivation impacts the eating habits of young adults.
Inequality in American Cities Is on the Rise
A new report finds that falling wages for low-income earners is driving rising inequality in America's cities and metropolitan areas.
Is Federalism Really the Answer to Poverty and Inequality in America?
Republicans want to give states more control over education, health care, welfare, and, well, everything.
Happy Emotional Labor Season, Everybody
Distributing emotional labor equally is a great gift for everyone.
Economic Inequality Dampens the Generosity of the Wealthy
Another negative consequence of the growing gap between rich and poor.
Breaking Out of Inequality’s Rhetorical Trap
In his new book, economist Anthony B. Atkinson shatters the conventional wisdom that economic inequality is a natural result of free markets and argues that it is, instead, a willful political choice we should stop making.