New research: When states cut budgets during economic crisis, income inequality worsens
States that slash spending to make it through an economic crisis can end up worsening income inequality for years, finds new research.
States that slash spending to make it through an economic crisis can end up worsening income inequality for years, finds new research.
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Each year, the federal government distributes billions of dollars in Title I grants to school districts based on the number of low-income children each district serves. Localize your state’s stakes with our interactive maps.
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Looking at data crossing five decades, the authors of a new paper find income inequality increases as financial markets develop.
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New research in JAMA Pediatrics finds an association between spending early childhood in a country with wide income inequality and being bullied during early adolescence.
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This tip sheet, from two journalists who grew up poor and still have strong ties to the working class, is meant to help newsrooms do a better job covering poverty and people with limited resources.
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Nearly 2 million low-income families affected by cardiovascular disease face high or catastrophic financial burdens due to out-of-pocket costs.
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Grocery stores raise prices to offset hikes in the minimum wage, a new study suggests. Poor households are impacted most.
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Among the elderly, women and black people are more likely to be admitted to the hospital from exposure to wildfire smoke than men and people of other races.
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Offshore tax havens help disguise the extent of income inequality. New research looks at who evades taxes, where, and how they contribute to inequality.
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Americans tend to shun redistributive economic programs. But widening income inequality may be changing that position, a new paper shows.
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