While the Great Depression reduced inequality and closed the racial wealth gap, the Great Recession of 2009 did the opposite.
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing people to study and work online. It's also sparked a need for news and information. That's a challenge for the 24 million Americans who lack broadband internet access.
So far, children have not been as sickened by the coronavirus as adults. So why do officials talk about closing schools? And what does this mean for you as a parent? A public health expert explains.
Our research has brought us into contact with multiple communities whose lives are increasingly precarious thanks to climate change.
Analysis of more than 6 million clinical and life-science papers shows articles with male lead authors are up to 21 percent more likely than those with female lead authors to use language that frames their research positively, which could contribute to persistent gender gaps in pay and career advancement in life sciences and medicine.
Harvard research has found that separation between rich and poor communities has increased during the past 40 years.
Research finds significant inequalities in cuts to council services across the country, with deprived areas in the north of England and London seeing the biggest drops in local authority spending since 2010.
At Mens et Manus America event, Hochschild recommends three pillars of action for finding common ground among U.S. voters.
In MIT speech, Bernie Sanders contends future of U.S. politics “must be” progressive.
Over 200 students and faculty attend kickoff as SHASS and Sloan begin an exploration of current U.S. social, political, economic challenges.
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