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Hispanic Workers at Cutting Edge of Recession
Written by: Lewis Beale, Monday 03 November 2008 - 14:00 PM 
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Latino unemployment already trends two-thirds higher than that of whites — an ominous portent for bad times.
How a Race About Race Could Be Less About Race
Written by: Michael Haederle, Monday 29 September 2008 - 07:00 AM 0 Comments
Inevitably, some voters will cast votes against Barack Obama because he is black. But research suggests he has options for reducing prejudiced voting in November.
Team Colors Don’t Run in Reporting Squad
Written by: Lewis Beale, Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 08:30 AM 0 Comments
The racial chasm between professional athletes and the people who write about them feels like a historical anomaly. Yet it isn’t.
Research in Summary
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 0 Comments
Notes on early parenthood, cell phone usage, the lack of obesity in France and more.
Dream Deferred: Fair Housing Act Turns 40
Written by: Amy R. Ramos, Tuesday 29 April 2008 - 11:52 AM 0 Comments
Residential neighborhoods are still the final frontier of desegregation.
Ignoring Our Race Problem
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Wednesday 16 April 2008 - 16:35 PM 0 Comments
Barack Obama’s eloquent plea for a national dialogue on race may go unheeded for a simple psychological reason: The topic makes a whole lot of people uncomfortable, and our favorite way of dealing with anxiety-provoking subjects is to ignore them.
Studies Expose ‘Apelike' Stereotype Among Whites
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Friday 21 March 2008 - 17:01 PM 2 Comments
The notion that people of African descent are somehow apelike is stubbornly stuck in white Americans' subconscious, according to a series of six studies.
Kindergarten: Half Full or Half Empty?
Written by: Ryan Blitstein, Thursday 28 February 2008 - 16:51 PM 0 Comments
States' kindergarten policies continue to diverge, despite years of research revealing the academic benefits of full-day kindergarten.
Winning by Losing in a Watershed Year
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Thursday 17 January 2008 - 18:10 PM 0 Comments
Many of the fault lines of American society have risen to the surface in the current presidential election. Observers see the resulting electoral volatility of 2008 mirroring watershed years such as 1928 and 1968.
It Takes a Neighborhood to Raise an Articulate Child
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 07 January 2008 - 17:33 PM 0 Comments
Mr. Rogers was right: Neighborhoods play an important role in a child’s development.
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