Unlike other age groups, 16- to 24-year-olds haven’t recovered the job losses they suffered during the Great Recession. Spurring investment and growth are key to getting them back to work.
About 13 percent of American households have low or very low food security.
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Republicans are hoping to eliminate or at least defang the only federal agency tasked solely with protecting consumers from financial abuses. What would we miss if they succeed?
Traders react with dismay after stocks plunged in September 2008 following the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
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Instead, we need to burn the entire system of financial regulation to the ground and replace it with something that supports investing the way it’s done today.
The view from Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
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‘Rural America’ is a deceptively simple term for a remarkably diverse collection of places. Understanding – and improving – these parts of the country is critical for all Americans.
Time to stock up?
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Although the economy added jobs for a 72nd month – the longest streak since WWII – growth remains sluggish. Two economists argue it’s up to lawmakers and the next president to pick up the slack.
The U.S. could do with a shot in the arm too.
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Although the Fed delayed raising rates this month, it has signaled it intends to wean the U.S. economy off its unprecedented monetary stimulus. Now the question is whether Congress will take the handoff.
What does the progress of black students look like?
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Statistics on black student graduation rates don’t reveal the complete picture: at highly selective colleges and universities, black student graduation rates range from 88 percent to 96 percent.
Falling homeownership rates, stagnant wages and diminishing retirement savings mean that for more and more Americans, the middle-class dream is slowly dying – if it’s not already gone.
A study in resilience.
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Observers may be quick to declare social trends “good” or “bad” for families, but such conclusions are rarely justified. What’s good for one family – or group of families – may be bad for another. And…
The collapse of Lehman Brothers was a pivotal moment in the most recent financial crisis. The next crash may feature another bank failure.
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The subprime crisis and the subsequent failure of Lehman Brothers came as such a shock – and the repercussions were so severe that when the time came to mount a response, policy makers were as surprised…