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For the first time in U.S. history, the race and ethnicity average disparity exceeded $1 million

Kids have disappeared from public schools, with most opting for a range of alternatives.

Banks are retreating from the mortgage market

The Biden administration is defending its widespread debt relief by saying that the pandemic “profoundly disrupted” the economy. New research suggests it’s not that simple.

Chicago attracted a lot of investment over the past decade, but how well its economy serves residents depends a lot on where they live. Between 2010 and 2020, neighborhoods where most residents are Black received a fraction of the overall investment recorded in mostly white neighborhoods, according to a new…

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A report from the Urban Institute finds that the more Black residents who live in a Chicago neighborhood, the less investment the area saw compared with predominantly white neighborhoods.

Health inequalities run deep in Knoxville — and the health system and debt collectors perpetuate the inequality

Jeff Bezos' $100 million award to Dolly Parton is something of a puzzle to Phil Buchanan, president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy.