The rise of contextual journalism, 1950s-2000s
…“What we do need is someone to tell us what it means. In other words, journalism must move up the information food chain.” Fink and Schudson argue that the verdict…
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The state of the nation’s housing, 2013
…the country. Severely cost-burdened low-income families spend about two-thirds as much on food, half as much on clothing, one-fifth as much on health care, and half as much on pensions…
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Gender, work and family in America: Differences in time use
…an average day, 20% of men did housework — such as cleaning or doing laundry — compared with 48% of women. Thirty-nine percent of men did food preparation or cleanup,…
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Family structure and the well-being of children in youth and adulthood
…has increased pressure on single parents as well as couples with children. While 9% of married families are now living below the poverty line and receiving food stamps, single mothers…
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Economic effects of the 2013 U.S. federal government shutdown
…delayed. Agencies from the Food and Drug Administration to the Environmental Protection Agency had to cancel health and safety inspections, while the National Transportation Safety Board was unable to investigate…
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The Syrian refugee crisis: New research on a problem of historic proportions
…spend precious working hours in school, refugee children have limited, if any, access to education. These constraints deprive children of sufficient food, education, health care, and play, and in doing…
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U.S. poverty and inequality: 2014 overview and research trends
…2007 to 21.8% in 2012.” At the same time, official poverty rates don’t capture the effect of government support such as food stamps (now called SNAP, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
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Research chat: Global supply chains expert Richard Locke
…wages just in terms of food and housing, let alone healthcare, education, and transportation. And if someone got sick, it all collapsed. So I get frustrated by these debates. JR:…
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Gender and development in Africa: Roundup of recent research
…U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that “closing the yield gap by providing women with resources equal to those available to men would increase agricultural output in developing countries…
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How computers are transforming American jobs: Research brief
…jobs as personal care, food preparation, and cleaning buildings. The changing U.S. labor market We have teamed up with David Autor to portray labor market trends since 1960 — a…
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