United States

Low wage workers have far more education than they did in in 1968, but they make far less

by Lawrence Mishel Economic Policy Institute January 23, 2014

The minimum wage is 23 percent less than its peak inflation-adjusted value in 1968. This is despite productivity (how much output can be produced in an average hour of work in the economy) more than doubling in that time period. The low-wage workfor...

Economic mobility hasn’t changed in a half-century in America, economists declare

by Jim Tankersly Washington Post January 22, 2014

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The U.S. has caused more global warming than any other country. Here is how the Earth will get its revenge.

by Chris Mooney Washington Post January 22, 2014

Last year, we learned what is probably the worst global warming news yet — that we may have irrevocably destabilized the massive ice sheet of West Antarctica, which contains the equivalent of nearly 11 feet of sea level rise. The rate of West Antar...

Christopher and Melinda were participants in a program, which the state of Maryland will be expanding this month, designed to strengthen families. Photo courtesy CFUF

Dead broke, not deadbeat: Baltimore rethinks welfare policy

by Alia Malek Al Jazeera America January 15, 2014

BALTIMORE — When Darnell met his sister's friend Charlotte after his release from prison in 1997, he was sure God had sent her. While locked up, he'd often prayed for divine help....

One in three Americans slipped below the poverty line between 2009 and 2011

by Brad Plumer Washington Post January 8, 2014

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Graphic: 50 years of poverty

by Alicia Parlapiano New York Times January 4, 2014

While government programs have kept millions of people, especially the elderly, from falling into poverty, rates remain high for many groups of Americans, including children, blacks and Hispanics....

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