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The new measure of America
Mitchell Hartman Jun 19, 2013
'Measure of America' is an index that wraps GDP, general well-being and access to opportunity into one number.
Post-revolution Egypt: Not much better and about to get worse for the poor
Kimberly Adams Jun 10, 2013
The economic downtown that followed Egypt's uprising continues to make difficult circumstances even worse for the country's poor.
Many would-be first-time homebuyers fear taking the plunge
Mitchell Hartman Jun 4, 2013
Would-be homebuyers are nervous because of the housing crash and the instability of the job market.
Rising mortgage interest rates: A make or break moment for homebuyers?
Adriene Hill May 31, 2013
Recently, the housing market has been making headlines for making a historic recovery. New home sales, existing home sales and pending sales are all up. But so are mortgage interest rates as of this week. That's not so good, but should it make shoppers reconsider buying a home?
Sequester cuts weigh on Head Start programs
Nancy Marshall-Genzer May 29, 2013
Cuts to government-funded child development programs leave parents scrambling to find child care.
Home prices are rising fast. Should we be worried?
Mitchell Hartman May 28, 2013
Many economists say the housing uptick is solid and could give the recovery a needed boost. But some urge caution.
Friday furloughs mean less services
Jeff Tyler May 24, 2013
Thanks to sequestration, roughly 115,000 federal workers at the IRS, EPA, HUD and OMB get an unpaid holiday. Does anybody really notice that the offices are closed on the first day of the long Memorial Day weekend?
The beat of the sequester furloughs marches on
Sally Herships May 24, 2013
As a result of sequester, the IRS, HUD, the EPA and Office of Management and Budget become part of the biggest wave of government office closures since 1995.
Luring developers to rebuild on polluted land
Jim Burress May 16, 2013
Sometimes the government has to kick in to convince developers to reclaim "brownfield" sites. The EPA says it's developed a good partnership in Atlanta.
How zoning affects the wealth gap
David Brancaccio May 7, 2013
Lisa Prevost's new book, 'Snob Zones: Fear, Prejudice, and Real Estate,' looks at towns that have used zoning laws to keep low- and middle-income families out, in favor of the rich moving in.
