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What 100-year-old immigration policy can teach us about the economy
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Alex Schroeder
Jun 21, 2024
Amid new executive actions on immigration, and 100 years since the National Origins Act, we look at how policy has shaped the economy.
Negro Leagues barnstorming brought baseball to new places
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Apr 23, 2024
It's just one of the lasting economic legacies of the professional baseball played in the Negro Leagues in the 20th century.
How baseball's Negro Leagues became successful business enterprises
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Apr 17, 2024
"It was sailing against the tide of oppression," Negro Leagues Baseball Museum co-founder Larry Lester says.
Video game Dot's Home brings a story of housing injustice to life
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
Mar 18, 2024
The interactive game lets players follow one family's account of disadvantage and discrimination through the generations.
California debates who should be eligible for reparations for slavery
by
Lee Hawkins
and Alex Schroeder
Jan 4, 2024
Recommendations start "with those folks who are clearly descendants of 250 years of wage theft in this country," says Sen. Steven Bradford.
Female truckers say Facebook’s algorithms may be steering job ads away from women, older workers
Dec 20, 2022
A complaint to the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission alleges that these algorithms may be recreating hiring biases — unintentionally, in some cases, but still illegally.
5 years later, economics faces another #MeToo moment
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Dec 15, 2022
Despite being part of a field that studies inequality, women in economics are taking to Twitter to share stories of continued mistreatment.
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Finnish prime minister's woes show women in power face double standard
Aug 23, 2022
Sanna Marin faced scrutiny after dancing and partying, a reaction familiar to many women in positions of authority.
What would the Biden administration's new plan do to fight racial bias in home appraisals?
Mar 24, 2022
The plan offers a number of steps to improve oversight of the home appraisal industry, and train appraisers.
The NFL's hiring practices are biased against Black coaches, a former coach's lawsuit alleges
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 14, 2022
The vast majority of the league's head coaches don't look like the vast majority of its players.