Since 2010, the courts of Philadelphia have embarked on a massive debt collection from ex-offenders. It’s an attempt to collect on $1.5 billion in old fees, fines and forfeited bail owed to the criminal justice system.

Neighbors say they are more economically vulnerable than white counterparts.

A study says women earn certificates in lower-paid fields and are less likely to add a college degree.

Sixteen percent of the U.S. population lives at or below the poverty line. Author Peter Edelman thinks that's unacceptable.