Topic: Poverty
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Urban Wonk
Brooklyn's Affordability Crisis Is No Accident
Rents are skyrocketing in the borough thanks to inflexible zoning rules.
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Charts
Redefining Inequality So It Actually Means Something
Measures that don't account for location fail to capture purchasing power differences.
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The New Rise of Segregated Schools
Districts that stopped forcing schools to mix students by race have seen a gradual but significant -return of racial isolation, especially at the elementary level.
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Inside Fast Food Workers' Historic Fight for Living Wages
New York's 'McJobs' workers go on strike for the first time.
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Poverty Is Not Just a Problem for Single Parents
Half of poor parents raising kids under 18 are now married, a rate that has grown almost 50 percent since 2000.
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Measuring a Neighborhood's Green Spaces So They Can Grow
One New York City neighborhood had basically given up on open space. But thanks to some new data, they were able to advocate for it, and get it.
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Charts
Why America Has One of the Highest Child Poverty Rates in the Developed World
Blame our public policy, which hasn't kept up with the massive changes in American family structure.
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Charts
The Poverty Gap Between Men and Women Around the World
To the extent that "having it all" means women having the same economic security as men, this chart on relative poverty shows it's still an elusive goal.
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Romney's Murky Urban Agenda
As Massachusetts governor, Romney was a believer in smart growth, climate change and mass transit. But the same man may not enter the White House, if he wins.
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How Technology Is Fueling Urban Inequality
Start-ups and entrepreneurs promise a bright future. But is it a future that crowds out the poor and disadvantaged?
