Why fair legal representation remains elusive for the poor
Is lack of access to fair representation eroding the U.S. justice system? A new report says that for low-income Americans, it...
View ArticleHow working around the clock hurts families
Maybe lack of family leave time isn't the problem for parents — maybe working 24/7 is the problem for parents.
View ArticleJob insecurity is the new normal. Here's how it's affecting your family life
A "one-way honor system" beholdens workers to their employers, while employers have little responsibility to employees....
View ArticleMost children in the world are happy, even when they have less
Around the world, children under the age of 12 are happy, but that can change dramatically as they grow up.
View ArticleHow abused teen girls are treated like criminals — and how to help
Underage girls detained for running away, truancy and prostitution are often trying to escape abuse and exploitation, study...
View ArticleHow government policy created ghettos, according to one historian
Many black people still live in segregated ghettos in the country's metropolitan areas. Richard Rothstein, a research...
View ArticleSaving 'Throwaway Kids.' In Los Angeles, sex trafficking doesn't look like it...
Sex trafficking in the US is nothing like the movies. Look no further than the streets of Los Angeles to find America’s...
View ArticleEverything we think we know about sex trafficking could be wrong
Teens are brutalized by violent pimps and forced into sex slavery, right? Not so fast -- new research paints a different...
View ArticleThe Instagram effect: How the psychology of envy drives consumerism
Social media envy is driving consumerism in ways never seen before. Fame and fortune have replaced faith and family as the...
View ArticleIf money can't buy happiness, what actually can?
America is still the richest country in the world, but it's not one of the happiest. How much is too little? How much is too...
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