By some metrics, racial disparities between blacks and whites in Minnesota are among the nation’s worst.
Unlike the rest of the country, North Carolina has seen a surge in the percentage of people living in or near poverty.
Opponents of Measure A, led by the real estate industry, have spent $1.72 million to defeat the anti-sprawl ballot initiative.
L.A. Trade-Tech’s student body resembles the blue-collar bloc that helped elect Obama.
California’s economy is booming, but the state’s poorest residents are falling further and further behind.
Los Angeles is the latest city where criminal justice reformers are running against traditional law-and-order incumbents.
Poorest households see real incomes drop in 13 states, have slower growth than under Obama in 36 states.
The presidential candidate has staked out a political stance between incremental change and panic over our warming planet.
48 states saw real median household income growth decline in Trump’s first two years, some dramatically.
Stagnant wages and increasingly unaffordable housing costs are leaving many low-income residents behind.
Los Angeles isn’t the only city considering eminent domain as a tool to ease housing woes. Some question its promise.
The key primary state has experienced a sluggish recovery from the Great Recession.
Los Angeles’ cleanup of a homeless encampment is met by protests from homeless residents and activists.
The Silver State’s new workforce is younger and more likely to skew Democratic, but its members’ political affiliations remain opaque.
There are no quick fixes to the state’s water woes – and so many impoverished residents remain exposed to unsafe water.
The overall ratio of CEO pay to average worker compensation is about 278 to one.
Will there be an Act 2 for Yang after New Hampshire?
After a long slump in youth voting, enthusiasm has spiked: In 2018 the number of young voters doubled over the 2014 midterm election.
President Trump once denounced Los Angeles for its sidewalk encampments and vowed to take action without consulting the city.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls homelessness an emergency akin to a major earthquake, but his proposals do not prevent cities from sweeping people off the streets.