Sep 23 People love public libraries, but they aren’t using them By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger Most people say public libraries provide communities with essential resources for literacy and education, but the number of people who actually take advantage of library services may be slipping. Continue reading
Sep 22 Out of 30,000 Hollywood film characters, here’s how many weren’t white By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger Viola Davis’s historic Emmy win served as an important milestone for African American actresses this week, but data suggest that the entertainment industry could do far more to achieve greater diversity in film. Continue reading
Sep 21 A quarter of all renters spend half of income on housing By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger About one quarter of all renters spend at least half of their paychecks just to keep roofs over their heads, and those numbers will only grow in the next 10 years, new research suggests. Continue reading
Aug 29 When Louisiana lost its foster children By Laura Santhanam Hurricane Katrina scattered thousands of Gulf Coast children nationwide. A decade later, are children in foster care safer in the event of a disaster?… Continue reading
Jul 21 More children are in poverty today than before the Great Recession By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger Today, 22 percent of children live in poverty, up from 18 percent in 2008. Continue reading
Jul 12 From Somalia to Spain: See how youth unemployment compares across the globe By Daniel Costa-Roberts View an interactive map of youth unemployment around the world to see how countries compare. Continue reading
Jun 26 Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage aligns with public opinion By Laura Santhanam The Supreme Court issued an historic decision to allow same-sex marriage in all 50 states Friday. The ruling aligned itself with years of social change nationwide. Continue reading
Jun 21 Father’s day off? Here’s how paternity leave varies for dads across the globe By Andrew Mach, Rialda Zukic Germany allows new parents to take up to 14 months of parental leave on 65 percent of their salary. The U.S. offers no guaranteed paid leave for mothers or fathers. See how countries across the globe compare. Continue reading
Jun 05 Why doesn’t FIFA (or anyone) want you to know about the Women’s World Cup? By PBS NewsHour Weekend The 1999 Women’s World Cup Final is still the highest rated soccer match on U.S. English language TV of all time, yet…… Continue reading
Jun 04 Millennials make up substantial share of America’s caregivers By Laura Santhanam Nearly 40 million Americans offer unpaid care to an adult friend or relative, and of those, Millennials make up a major part of this group, according to a report issued today by AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving. Continue reading