Social Issues

Randy Johnson, 17, a high school student, poses for a portrait between games of basketball outside a friend's residence in Ferguson, Missouri July 21, 2015. When asked how Michael Brown's death affected him, Johnson said, "I don't trust the law anymore. I could be next." When asked what changes he has seen in his community over the past year, Johnson said, "The police don't come around no more. They don't want an incident like that." On August 9, 2014 a white police officer shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown dead in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri.

The inheritance of black poverty: It’s all about the men

Scott Winship, Richard V. Reeves, and Katherine Guyot

Thursday, March 22, 2018

A riot police officer throws a stone during clashes with opposition supporters in a rally to demand a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro in San Cristobal, Venezuela October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - S1AEUIWKAXAA

The challenge of improving police behavior in Latin America

Daniel E. Ortega

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Graciela Guzman (R) and her daughter Maria pose in front of their home in Gosen City, a slum in the Villa Maria del Triunfo municipality on the outskirts of Lima April 10, 2014. Guzman was one of the founders of Gosen City more than 12 years ago, and managed to build her own home in 2009. Her daughter Maria studies graphic design in Lima. A number of residents in Gosen City, a slum that grew up near a garbage dump on the outskirts of Lima, have seen their lives improve as parts of Peru feel the effects of years of economic growth. Peru's President Ollanta Humala has pledged to cut poverty to 15 percent by the end of his term in July 2016. He is still a long way from his goal, but the poverty rate is coming down, falling just under two percentage points to 23.9 percent in 2013 from the prior year. Picture taken April 10, 2014. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS POLITICS POVERTY EMPLOYMENT)

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Low-income young adults in Peru show the effects of hope on life outcomes

Friday, March 16, 2018

A homeless man sleeps on a park bench in Logan Square on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 23, 2015. Benjamin Franklin Parkway, a stretch of cultural centers and grassy parks where homeless sleep and tote their belongings in plastic bags, is undergoing papal security checks and cleanup that will displace some of the downtrodden that Francis champions. Philadelphia, a city of 1.5 million people, counts about 5,500 people living on the streets or other unsheltered areas, but that number does not include those in some of the city's poorest areas, homeless services group Project HOME said. The parkway, which will host two events attended by Francis, has been designated a top U.S. Secret Service security zone for the visit. Picture taken September 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Makela - GF10000217508

Does hope lead to better futures?

Carol Graham and Julia Ruiz Pozuelo

Friday, March 16, 2018

Boys stand on an empty lot where a house once stood in Joplin, Missouri May 15, 2012. May 22 marks the one year anniversary of a deadly EF-5 tornado that ripped through the town, killing 161 people. The tornado damaged or destroyed about 7,500 homes and 500 other buildings, but the city is now well into a recovery mode that has spurred some segments of the local economy. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E85G0VL101

A New Deal for poor African-American and Native-American boys

Camille Busette

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Disrupting the cycle of gun violence: A candid discussion with young Chicago residents

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The abandoned and decaying manufacturing plant of Packard Motor Car is seen in Detroit, Michigan April 2, 2011.

Saving the heartland: Place-based policies in 21st Century America

Benjamin Austin, Edward Glaeser, and Lawrence H. Summers

Thursday, March 8, 2018

People wait in line at the Fred Jordan Mission annual back to school giveaway of shoes, clothing and backpacks for more than 4,000 homeless and underprivileged children in Los Angeles, California, United States, October 1, 2015.

Safety net investments in children

Hilary W. Hoynes and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Employees at work at an Amazon factory.

Robots aren’t taking the jobs, just the paychecks—and other new findings in economics

Thursday, March 8, 2018

A shadowed family walks through a town.

The changing identity of America’s middle class

Camille Busette, Richard V. Reeves, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, February 28, 2018