U.S. Poverty Hit a Record Low Before the Pandemic Recession

By Jeanna Smialek, Sarah Kliff and Alan Rappeport
NYT Business Day
The share of Americans in poverty in 2019 declined and median incomes were the highest on record, a Census Bureau report showed.
Published date: September 15, 2020 at 06:37PM
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Is Taxing the Rich the Answer to N.Y.’s Budget Deficit?

By Mihir Zaveri
NYT New York
Democrats searching for a revenue source to spare needy New Yorkers from pandemic-caused cuts have an unexpected opponent: The governor.
Published date: September 8, 2020 at 12:29PM
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Why Black Workers Will Hurt the Most if Congress Doesn’t Extend Jobless Benefits

By Emily Badger, Alicia Parlapiano and Quoctrung Bui
NYT The Upshot
An extra $600 a week smoothed out sharp differences in benefits among states, and among the people who live in them.
Published date: August 7, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Black and Pregnant During Covid: ‘They Never Had Time to See Me’

By Emily Bobrow
NYT New York
Why being Black and giving birth in New York during the pandemic is so dangerous.
Published date: August 6, 2020 at 06:35PM
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The American Dream Is Alive and Well

By Michael R. Strain
NYT Opinion
We have bigger issues than inequality.
Published date: May 18, 2020 at 12:00PM
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I Am The Portrait of Downward Mobility”

By Lora Kelley
NYT Opinion
Today’s 40 year-olds on the lives they’ve led, and now this.
Published date: April 17, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Independent Voters See Economy Improving, a Potential Boon to Trump

By Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley
NYT Business Day
Consumer confidence has rebounded since recession warnings in the summer, particularly among voters who don’t lean toward either major party.
Published date: February 1, 2020 at 10:00AM
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Share of Americans With Health Insurance Declined in 2018

By Ben Casselman, Jeanna Smialek and Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT Business Day
The drop, despite a strong economy, was the first since 2014 and at least partly caused by efforts to weaken the Affordable Care Act.
Published date: September 10, 2019 at 05:20PM
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Reporting on a Very Bad Year for the College Admissions Industry

By Dana Goldstein
NYT U.S.
Following the trail left by the Varsity Blues investigation, reporters are uncovering everyday educational inequality, and also cases of outright fraud.
Published date: August 2, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Where Segregation Persists, Trouble Persists

By Thomas B. Edsall
NYT Opinion
Integration works, but how do we get it to fly in the face of white intransigence?
Published date: July 17, 2019 at 01:00PM
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Elizabeth Warren Has Lots of Plans. Together, They Would Remake the Economy.

By Thomas Kaplan and Jim Tankersley
NYT U.S.
Ms. Warren is providing a detailed road map of the policies she would pursue as president. Critics say they could hurt businesses and consumers.
Published date: June 10, 2019 at 08:17PM
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What Is the Hyde Amendment? A Look at Its Impact and History

By Maggie Astor
NYT U.S.
For years, repealing the amendment was not part of the political conversation at all. But now, almost every Democratic presidential candidate is calling for it.
Published date: June 7, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Bernie Sanders: I Know Where I Came From. Does President Trump?

By Bernie Sanders
NYT Opinion
My political agenda has been shaped by my family’s experiences of struggling to make ends meet.
Published date: June 3, 2019 at 02:00AM
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It’s 2059, and the Rich Kids Are Still Winning

By Ted Chiang
NYT Opinion
DNA tweaks won’t fix our problems.
Published date: May 27, 2019 at 06:00PM
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Bill de Blasio on the Issues: What Kind of Democrat Is He?

By Shane Goldmacher
NYT U.S.
Mr. de Blasio has focused on issues like education and criminal justice. But while he is a self-styled progressive, his record is more complex.
Published date: May 16, 2019 at 02:37PM
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Bill de Blasio on the Issues: What Kind of Democrat Is He?

By Shane Goldmacher
NYT U.S.
Mr. de Blasio has focused on issues like education and criminal justice. But while he is a self-styled progressive, his record is more complex.
Published date: May 16, 2019 at 02:37PM
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Progressive Capitalism Is Not an Oxymoron

By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ
NYT Opinion
We can save our broken economic system from itself.
Published date: April 19, 2019 at 11:31PM
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Bernie Sanders and the Myth of the 1 Percent

By PAUL KRUGMAN
NYT Opinion
The very rich are richer than people imagine.
Published date: April 19, 2019 at 01:30AM
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What Women in New York Earn Compared to Men

By Azi Paybarah
NYT New York
Tuesday: April 2 is Equal Pay Day across the country.
Published date: April 2, 2019 at 12:33PM
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Dignity for All

By DAVID LEONHARDT
NYT Opinion
Making the case for a new guiding economic principle.
Published date: March 12, 2019 at 02:38PM
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