Wage Gap Shrinking -- Slightly

Wage Gap Shrinking -- Slightly

The 2009 American Community Survey shows that the wage gap between men and women persists in every corner of the United States, though not q...

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Life and Economics After Prison

In light of modern America's tremendously high incarceration rate (especially among young black males), the Pew Charitable Trusts releas...

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The World is Fat

The World is Fat

Americans often think of obesity as a uniquely American problem, and it is true that only Mexico has a higher rate of obesity and overweight...

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Putting the smallest first

Putting the smallest first

Having fallen to 'bigger' issues on the world's to-do list, the concern of world hunger is still a major problem. According to a...

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(Some) Health Care Relief Goes into Effect

This Thursday, September 23rd, a number of the measures included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act--the health care bill sig...

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The  Morality of Mortgages

The Morality of Mortgages

With anger at banks high and many homeowners unable to make their overvalued rent payments, the Pew Research Center asked 2,967 respondents...

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Worst Recession Since Great Depression Ended in June 2009

Worst Recession Since Great Depression Ended in June 2009

The so-called Great Recession officially ended in June of 2009 after 18 months according to the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the Nati...

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Rich Getting Richer, Riskier

It's common knowledge that the gap between rich and poor has grown substantially in recent decades, but a new paper from two Northweste...

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Why Housing Will Come Back

Homeownership has long been an icon of the American way of life. However, in light of the burst of the housing bubble, many ...

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Poverty Rates Highest in Years

Poverty Rates Highest in Years

14.3% of Americans now live in poverty , defined as $21,954 annually for a family of four (or a comparable level of income for larger or sma...

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Obesity Costs US $215 Billion

A new study from the Brookings Institution suggests that obesity costs the United States at least $215 billion dollars annually. Most of ...

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More News, More Online

More News, More Online

The Pew Research Center for People and the Press released a biennial survey on the news consumption habits of Americans. It shows that whi...

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The Tax Cuts and You

The major policy debate in Washington right now is what to do with George Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts that are set to expire this year...

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ICPSR and RCMD Call for Student Research Papers

ICPSR and the Research Center for Minority Data are pleased to announce our 2011 Research Paper Competitions. This year, ICPSR and RCMD are...

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US Trade Deficit Narrows

US Trade Deficit Narrows

The United States trade deficit was 14% lower in July than it was in June thanks to a $2.8 billion increase in exports (lead by a $2.3 bill...

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Pew Surveys Re-Employed

Pew Surveys Re-Employed

Pew Research Center released a survey showing that 26% of the United States' 139 currently employed people have been unemployed at som...

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Illegal Immigration Slowing Quickly

Illegal Immigration Slowing Quickly

The Pew Hispanic Center, a non-partisan research organization, says that the number of illegal immigrants living in the United States is dow...

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The "Mosque" and the Media

The proposed Islamic community center to be built a few blocks from the site of the 9-11 attacks, which has been dubbed by some in the media...

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Quantifying a War

National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" interviewed the Brookings Institution's Michael O'Hanlon who has pub...

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