U.S. poverty statistics ignore millions of struggling Americans
Who counts as poor in the U.S. today?
Who counts as poor in the U.S. today?
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2019
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As the Great Recession wiped out nearly 9 million jobs and 19 trillion dollars in wealth from U.S. households, American families experienced another steep decline—they had fewer children.
Social Sciences
Jun 19, 2019
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New research links two of the biggest drivers of global change today: the population's rapid aging and the planet's rising heat.
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2019
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Since the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 and the start of the Colonial period, the U.S. has been predominantly white.
Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2019
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As the race for the 2020 presidential election ramps up, so too will questions about voter attitudes in states that switched from blue to red in 2016.
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2019
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A persistent question among urban ecology researchers has been the long-term impact of urbanization on bird species biodiversity. Specifically, they wonder whether the portions of cities with higher diversity are simply exhibiting ...
Ecology
Mar 12, 2019
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Some good news: The robots aren't coming for your job. Experts say fears that rapid advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation will leave all of us unemployed are vastly overstated.
Economics & Business
Mar 11, 2019
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Besides its decennial official count, the U.S. Census Bureau produces national population projections every few years, but these projections are not broken down by state.
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2019
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An internal team at the Census Bureau found that basic personal information collected from more than 100 million Americans during the 2010 head count could be reconstructed from obscured data, but with lots of mistakes, a ...
Internet
Feb 17, 2019
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The shutdown may be over – for now – but its consequences will linger on.
Economics & Business
Jan 28, 2019
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