| Apr 12, 2023 | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThere’s no question that parenting has gotten harder in this country. Gun violence is now the leading killer of children in this country, a brutal fact made clearer with each new school shooting. Child care is out of reach for many parents, while the rising cost of...
| Jun 30, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP FeaturedDid you hear the good news? If you’re a parent or a single, low-income worker, more historic relief is on its way to your bank account. From July 15 through the end of the year, most families with children under 18 will receive between $250 and $300 per child, per...
| May 15, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP FeaturedI don’t get that much hate mail — except when I write about race. This spring I coauthored a report called “Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide.” My coauthors and I found that the median white family today owns 41 times more wealth than the median black...