Government contracting program may be failing minority businesses
A federal program that subsidizes minority-owned businesses is not equipping them for success, a new study finds.
A federal program that subsidizes minority-owned businesses is not equipping them for success, a new study finds.
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Millions of people have turned to crowdfunding platforms to raise money for medical care and stave off bankruptcy. This collection of research examines the trend from multiple angles.
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Mass shootings in the United States used to hurt the stock value of publicly listed gun makers. That effect has worn off, however, as the violence has become customary.
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Police officers speak less respectfully to black drivers than white drivers during routine traffic stops, according to a new study from Stanford University researchers.
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Millions of Americans have been imprisoned under the War on Drugs. Convicts who receive public assistance after release may be less likely to offend again.
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Foster care children are more likely to have an incarcerated parent, be exposed to violence and live with someone with a mental illness than other types of children, including low-income kids and those raised by single mothers.
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Being born into a world with cleaner air seems to make people more successful, a new paper finds.
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Agriculture subsidies and food stamps are wrapped into one five-year law that costs taxpayers about $100 billion per year. A government report looks at how the current farm bill is faring.
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Since the end of the draft in the 1970s, the U.S. military has become a professional fighting force. But is it representative of Americans? Not really.
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The environmental impacts of burning coal are well known. But transporting coal can also hurt the health of people living nearby, a new study shows.
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