Inequality | Life & News

Religion

Saudi women are fighting for their freedom – and their hard-won...

Staff Writer - August 9, 2019

Alainna Liloia, University of Arizona Saudi women will soon be allowed to obtain passports and travel without the permission of a male relative. This new regulation,...

Economy

The US economy likely just entered its longest ever expansion –...

Staff Writer - July 1, 2019

Steven Pressman, Colorado State University The U.S. economy likely surpassed an important milestone last month: Americans are now experiencing the longest economic expansion in the...

Health

Minorities face more obstacles to a lifesaving organ transplant

Staff Writer - June 15, 2019

Camilla Nonterah, University of Richmond Patients who experience organ failure need a transplant to improve their odds of survival and to achieve a better quality...

Politics

How dogs help keep multiracial neighborhoods socially segregated

Staff Writer - May 25, 2019

Sarah Mayorga-Gallo, University of Massachusetts Boston Cities in the United States are getting less segregated and, according to a recent national survey, most Americans value...

Economy

How millennials are affecting the price of your home

Staff Writer - May 20, 2019

Jimmie Lenz, University of South Carolina It used to be that everyone wanted to buy a home, seeking pleasure and security, as well as the...

Economy

3 ways $2 trillion for infrastructure can fight inequality too

Staff Writer - May 1, 2019

Steven Pressman, Colorado State University Imagine you have US$2 trillion to spend on patching up America’s crumbling roads, levees and other infrastructure. What would you...

Economy

At work, women and people of color still have not broken...

Staff Writer - April 29, 2019

Tesa Rigel Hines, Purdue University Northwest Did you notice the race of your barista this morning? What about the sex of your mechanic? I have observed...