The United States Supreme Court stated in no uncertain terms in 1954 that a racially segregated school system deprives minority children of equal educational opportunities. While it has been well over half a century…
The American Dream promises to all the opportunity to attain financial security — and even wealth — through hard work. Just how widespread these opportunities are is a matter of debate, but there are…
2018 is on pace to be a record-breaking year for corporate consolidation. In the first three quarters of the year, companies around the world announced merger and acquisition deals worth a total of $3.3…
Governors are the highest-ranking officials in state government. Much like CEOs in the private sector, governors serve as the chief executives of their state, wielding exclusive power and shouldering the responsibility that comes with…
In his 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. The ambitious initiative gave way to a range of policies aimed at eliminating poverty in the United States. Now,…
President John F. Kennedy in 1963 signed into law the Equal Pay Act, which prohibits wage discrimination on the basis of gender. While progress has been made in the years since, now, over half…
Currently, 20 cities in the United States and Canada — narrowed down from an original list of 238 — are waiting for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to announce the location of his company’s new…
Gender equality has taken a more central role in the American political and cultural discourse in recent years. One of the chief targets in the fight for gender equality is the gender pay gap.…
There are 1.3 million active duty service men and women enlisted in the U.S. military. The vast majority of them — about 87% — are stationed on bases throughout the United States. While every…
Thanksgiving is among the oldest uniquely American traditions. Though not declared an official national holiday until 1941, Thanksgiving as we know it was born from the autumn harvest feast early colonists shared with Wampanoag…
Income inequality continues to rise in the United States. The Gini coefficient, a standard measure for the distribution of wealth in an area, rose significantly in the 1980s and 1990s, indicating growing inequality. Since…
The unemployment rate for black Americans fell below 6.0% for the first time in history earlier this year. The historic dip in joblessness was a benchmark of progress in the continued pursuit of racial…
Today, about 46% of marriages in the United States end in divorce, down from 49% a decade ago. Divorce is often considered one of the most stressful life events, second only to the death…
Patna, India, which 24/Wall St. recently identified as the world’s most polluted city, has struggled with air quality recently. The Times of India wrote that more people in the city now are suffering from…
The official poverty rate — the share of Americans whose incomes fall below a certain threshold — is one of the most widely-cited measures of the health of the U.S. economy. Developed in 1963,…
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich once described politics as a war for power. As the 2018 midterm election nears, in many parts of the country, the analogy is apt. The outcomes of…
There are nearly 1.5 million vacant homes in the United States, or 1.5% of all homes, according to a new report from real estate data company ATTOM Data Solutions. While this represents a slight…
The American housing bubble that wreaked havoc on the global economy was a long time in the making. Largely the product of exploitative lending practices that put people in homes they could not afford,…
In any U.S. city, living arrangements run the gamut from friends and strangers living as roommates to domestic partnerships to single-parent households to the traditional nuclear families. While the vast majority of Americans cohabitate…
The U.S. manufacturing sector is a shadow of its former self. Cheap foreign labor and increased automation — in addition to several recessions — have chipped away at demand for American manufacturing workers for…
