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City of Covington Planning and Zoning Department What to Do With a Dying Neighborhood
Covington, Georgia, decided not to let a half-completed development sit empty. But the city's solution has been both praised and vilified by observers.
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Can Immigrants Save the Housing Market?
While some remain cynical about homeownership, the U.S.'s foreign-born population still regards it as a symbol of attaining the American Dream.
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Suburbs and the New American Poverty
More people with low incomes now live outside of cities, and some areas are ill-equipped to deal with the influx of the poor.
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How Nurses Can Help First-Time Moms
Want to boost the fortunes of low-income kids? Start by coaching their young mothers through pregnancy and beyond.
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The Not-So-Good News About the Latest Jobs Report
Private sector job growth is finally improving. Government jobs are another story.
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ashleystreet/Flickr The Surprising Ways Bankrupt Cities Make Money
When American cities are deep in debt, they get creative to crawl out of the red.
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Mark Blinch/Reuters The Not-So-Good News About Friday's Jobs Report
Private-sector job growth is finally improving. Government jobs are another story.
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A Different Approach to Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Two-generation programs focus on improving education for children and job opportunities for parents at the same time.
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Mike Segar/Reuters Can Immigrants Save the Housing Market?
While some remain cynical about homeownership, the U.S.'s foreign-born population still regards it as a symbol of attaining the American Dream.
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POOL New/Reuters Why the Media Started Caring About the American Worker Again
Labor reporters might be among the first to go as news outlets continue downsizing, but coverage now is a lot more thorough than before the recession.
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Fight Poverty by Sending Dad and Daughter to School Together
One D.C. charter school offers free English, computer, and parenting classes for adults and early education for their kids.
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Alana Semuels Suburbs and the New American Poverty
More people with low incomes now live outside of cities, and some areas are ill-equipped to deal with the influx of the poor.
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Shannon Stapleton/Reuters What the Recession Did to American Fathers
The number of men without jobs is larger than in previous downturns, especially for dads who don't live with their kids.
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What's Wrong With Georgia?
While many other states are recovering, Georgia's unemployment rate has risen. Some blame the state's laissez-faire approach to policy.
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Thomas Peter/Reuters Twentysomethings: Barely Saving, but Surprisingly Confident
As people age and get paid more, they actually become less optimistic about their preparedness for the future.
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Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Does Immigration Harm Working Americans?
Many economists say no—but they may be too glib.
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Hector Alejandro/Flickr What's Wrong With Georgia?
While many other states are recovering, Georgia's unemployment rate has risen. Some blame the state's laissez-faire approach to policy.
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Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters Compared to Previous Generations, How Bad Are Millennials' Finances?
Research suggests that though they have lower net worth, in some ways today's young adults may not be much worse off than their predecessors.
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Adrees Latif / Reuters A Different Approach to Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Two-generation programs focus on improving education for children and job opportunities for parents at the same time.
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Edgar Su/Reuters Inequality Between America's Rich and Poor Is at a 30-Year High
The economic distance between the nation's wealthiest and everyone else has been growing.
