Lead keeps poisoning children. It doesn’t have to.
The only way to stop long-lasting harms is to end exposure. And that’s possible — with the right actions.
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Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless students
Federal law promises homeless children an equal shot at education. Many fall through the cracks.
How four decades of tax cuts fueled inequality
As average people struggle, the wealthy and big businesses benefit.
Attacked behind the wheel
An investigation by Public Integrity and Newsy found a disturbing pattern of workplace violence in an industry that has tried to recruit more women but failed to protect them from sexual assault.
Million-dollar question: How to find safe homes for those with complex needs
Despite strides in community-based services for people with disabilities, staff shortages and lack of training mean that individuals aren’t getting the services they need.
Who Counts?
Access to voting in the U.S. is starkly unequal. A 50-state look at how states are shutting people out of our democracy.
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FINANCIAL INEQUALITY
Unequal burden
All but a handful of states make poor residents contribute a greater share of their income to taxes than wealthy people do. Economists call that upside-down approach “regressive.” And those policies hit communities of color the hardest. Watch the video to learn more.
Fighting the wealth vortex
An Iowa entrepreneur determined to help narrow the wealth gap sets off to open the first Black-owned bank in more than 20 years. No part of that is easy.
Small business lending looks unequal. Getting the data has been a battle.
For decades, the U.S. has required lenders to report how they handle loan applications for mortgages but not for small businesses. That’s poised to change.
Inside the effort to make this city a better place for its Black residents
The 1619 Freedom School is one of several resident-driven projects in Waterloo, Iowa. It launched at a challenging time — or possibly just the right one.
How can we close our racial wealth gap?
We asked experts, including people working on equity in their communities. This is what they said.
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