Foreclosure Crisis Fueled Dramatic Rise of Racial Segregation: Study
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The foreclosure crisis that drove approximately 9 million people across the United States from their homes disproportionately displaced black and Latino households and led to a spike in segregation along racial lines, a new study finds.

Growing Global Inequality Gap 'Has Reached a Tipping Point'
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With the gap between the rich and poor growing worldwide, a new study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) suggests that the only way to reverse such rampant inequality is by implementing government measures aimed at balancing the playing field.

Refugee Numbers Break New Record With 'Millions Trapped in Conflict Zones'
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As wars raged in 2014, an estimated 38 million people across the world were "forced to flee their homes by conflict and violence," setting a new record high for internal displacement, according to just-released figures compiled by the Norwegian Refugee Council's Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC). These data indicate that, on average, 30,000 people fled their homes each day last year.

Rise in Suicide by Black Children Surprises Researchers
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The suicide rate among black children has nearly doubled since the early 1990s, while the rate for white children has declined, a new study has found, an unusual pattern that seemed to suggest something troubling was happening among some of the nation's most vulnerable citizens.

Mapping the Hourly Wage Needed to Rent a 2-Bedroom Apartment in Every U.S. State
National Low Income Housing Coalition | READ STORY

Despite an improving economy and new job creation, 30 percent of America's workforce earns a near-minimum-wage salary while rents across the country keep rising. A new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition examines how these opposite trends play out regionally. The work maps how much an American worker needs to earn per hour in each state to rent a two-bedroom apartment.

How Large Are Global Energy Subsidies?
International Monetary Fund | READ STORY

A paper, published by The International Monetary Fund, provides a comprehensive, updated picture of energy subsidies at the global and regional levels focusing on the broad notion of post-tax subsidies.