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Recently, two entire volumes of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (Vol. 621, 2009; and Vol. 627, 2010)…
The political fallout from Mitt Romney’s characterization of 47% of the American electorate as “victims” who are “dependent on government”…
The annual receipt of large tax refunds, primarily due to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), provides households with unusual…
Book abstract: In the months following Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Gulf Coast in 2005, ATD Fourth World* Volunteer Corps members…
The increase in the college premium—the differential in what is earned by college graduates compared with what is earned by those with…
Between 1947 and 1970, every income group in America experienced economic advancement. As James K. Galbraith reminds us in Created Unequal…
Even if the process of economic recovery proves protracted, the American economy will eventually recover, and cyclical issues will cease to…
Renowned American sociologist William Julius Wilson takes a look at the social transformation of inner city ghettos, offering a sharp…
Antidiscrimination law offers protection to workers who have been treated unfairly on the basis of their race, gender, religion, or…
I first discuss the Obama administration’s efforts to promote racial diversity on college
campuses in the face of recent court challenges…