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Economy Sep 29

The pandemic will likely make America’s eviction crisis even worse

By Megan Jula, Knowable Magazine

Making Sen$e Jun 11

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Pandemic highlights the extra hardships faced by black business owners

Shutting down the U.S. economy in an effort to control the coronavirus outbreak came at enormous cost to American businesses. But the damage borne by African American entrepreneurs has been especially significant. Paul Solman reports on how black business owners…

By Paul Solman

Making Sen$e Apr 23

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Why the pandemic is making U.S. economic inequality even worse

A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds 43 percent of U.S. adults say they or someone in their household has suffered a job loss or pay cut due to COVID-19. With such widespread impact, it will likely take…

By Paul Solman

Economy Dec 31

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What trends distinguished the U.S. economy over the past decade?

As the year comes to a close, we look back at the past decade in the American economy -- the first without a recession since record-keeping began in the 1950s. While unemployment remains at a historic low, wage growth has…

Making Sen$e Aug 29

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Can an infusion of public R&D investment revitalize a lagging economy?

The U.S. government spends about 0.7 percent of GDP on scientific research and development, down from 2 percent in the 1960s. Less investment means fewer chances for breakthroughs like the weapon-seeking robots that saved thousands of soldiers in Iraq and…

By Paul Solman

Jul 05

Warren says she’d tackle race and gender pay gaps using executive orders

By Errin Haines, Associated Press

The 2020 Democratic candidate's plan would punish companies and contractors with historically poor records on diversity and equality by denying them contracts with the federal government.

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Jun 17

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Across the country, 2020 Democrats focus on race and poverty

By Yamiche Alcindor

Several candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination appeared at a forum in Washington, D.C., on Monday, to discuss issues of poverty, race and inequality. Raising the minimum wage was a high-profile topic there, as well as at other campaign…

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Oct 15

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Why we need to stop sharing American Dream success stories

Why would author Casey Gerald want people to stop highlighting success stories like his own? Gerald says he grew up on “the wrong side of the tracks” and went on to Harvard Business school. But he says celebrations of the…

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Jun 28

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How a new aristocracy’s self-segregation puts stress on society

By Paul Solman

Growing class division is destabilizing our society, argues author and philosopher Matthew Stewart in a provocative Atlantic magazine cover story. He says there's a group in between the top 0.1 percent and bottom 90 percent that plays an important role…

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May 08

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The next generation of African-American doctors finds success and support at this university

By Hari Sreenivasan

Xavier University, a small, historically black college in New Orleans, manages to graduate more African Americans who go on to become medical doctors than any other undergraduate institution in the country -- a fact that's even more striking given a…

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