Demographics & Population

Protesters rally to call attention to Asian-American discrimination and remember the Asian-American lives lost in a series of shootings last night in Atlanta, in Chinatown, Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Last night a White gunman allegedly targeted Asian-American owned massage parlors around Atlanta killing eight in a string of shootings, including six women of Asian heritage, as reported hate crimes against Asian-Americans have risen dramatically during the pandemic. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Confronting the invisibility of anti-Asian racism

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

A pedestrian looks at cherry blossoms in front of an apartment building just after the Spring equinox, in Washington, D.C., on Monday, March 22, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. With nearly 550,000 confirmed deaths to COVID-19 in America, vaccination rates are going up and nearly 25% of Americans have received at least one dose of a vaccine. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Economic disparities in the Washington, D.C. metro region provide opportunities for policy action

Camille Busette and Samantha Elizondo

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

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New census data shows a huge spike in movement out of big metro areas during the pandemic

William H. Frey

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Jessica (C), 28, says goodbye to Abel, 32, as she holds their five-year-old daughter Camila at San Quentin state prison in San Quentin, California June 8, 2012. An annual Fathers' Day event, "Get On The Bus" brings children in California to visit their fathers in prison. Sixty percent of parents in state prison report being held over 100 miles (161 km) from their children. Regular prison visits lower rates of recidivism for the parent, and make the child better emotionally adjusted and less likely to become delinquent, according to The Center for Restorative Justice Works, the non-profit organization that runs the "Get on the Bus" program. Picture taken June 8, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY)

April is Second Chance Month

Keesha Middlemass

Thursday, April 14, 2022

March 27, 2022 - Washington, DC, United States: Ukraine and American flags at a Stand With Ukraine rally at the Lincoln Memorial. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

What do Americans think of the Russia-Ukraine war and of the US response?

Shibley Telhami

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Census form on a map.

Why census undercounts are problematic for political representation

Gabriel R. Sanchez

Monday, March 28, 2022

Signs advertising the 2020 U.S. Census cover a closed and boarded up business amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle, Washington, U.S., March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

What are the consequences of the Latino undercount in the 2020 U.S. Census?

Gabriel R. Sanchez

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Mexican Red Cross paramedics press on her arm after receiving a booster shot of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

4 positive stories about global development prospects in 2022

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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Who earned PhDs in economics in 2020?

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

A woman carries shopping bags downtown on Saturday of the first weekend of Advent.

The rapid rise of the urban consumer class

Wolfgang Fengler and Max Heinze

Wednesday, December 15, 2021