inequality

Education is one of the best ways to get ahead in America. So, why do so many young people from poor backgrounds drop out? An economic paper published…

The Atlantic is hosting its annual Summit on the Economy today in Washington D.C. You can follow the live webcast here, or in the embedded video below.…

America is becoming less equal.That much is now widely acknowledged.But what can be done to improve things for the next generation?We’ve been doing this…

The message from the U.S. Supreme Court's decision yesterday in Fisher v. University of Texas is pretty clear. Race-based affirmative action is still…

This chart comes from a report released yesterday by the Pew Economic Mobility Project. The report looked at the effects of unemployment on American…

Check out this new animation by Dalton Conley. I wish there were more things like this out there! (If you know of any send them our way.)The reason I like…

I’m new to State of Opportunity. Before I begin writing regular posts I want to tell you a little bit about myself. It isn’t very often that readers get a…