Who can get ahead—and what stands in the way.
Follow the systems that shape access to education, housing, healthcare and opportunity. Our reporting examines who benefits, who faces barriers and what changes for people trying to move forward.
An October 14 ruling keeps the administration’s contracting requirements in place while a legal challenge continues. The judge also clarified that discussing racial disparities and maintaining lawful diversity programs are not automatically prohibited.
An 18-story building collapsed in Kenya’s capital after authorities reportedly rejected its construction plans. Now prosecutors are examining whether failures involving developers, building inspectors and government officials allowed a dangerous project to continue.
Nearly 3,000 Brooklyn residents are benefiting from renovated public housing after years of deteriorating conditions. But complaints about newly completed repairs and an $80 billion maintenance backlog raise questions about how America’s largest public housing system got here and whether private partnerships can deliver lasting change.
Most democracies hold national elections on weekends or public holidays. The United States remains among a minority that routinely votes on ordinary weekdays, raising questions about whether an outdated tradition creates unnecessary barriers to participation.
Atlanta Public Schools is facing declining kindergarten enrollment, rising employee costs and pressure to improve academic outcomes. Its superintendent wants to invest in teachers and early learning even as the district’s funding formula becomes less forgiving.
Fake part-time jobs are turning the promise of extra earnings into a financial trap. A new warning from Dubai authorities reflects a broader problem reaching workers around the world: the people looking for additional income are increasingly being targeted by criminals posing as employers.
One of Europe’s busiest shopping streets will become partly traffic-free on Monday. London’s $200 million-plus regeneration effort is betting that better public space can revive retail, even as questions remain about transportation access and who benefits from the changes.
The NFL and its players’ union are jointly reviewing the medical care given to the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback after a clot in his leg turned into potentially life-threatening clots in his lungs. Days after the league said the team had done nothing wrong, the case is putting player-safety procedures under formal scrutiny.
Georgia has extended its gasoline-tax suspension through November as fuel prices remain elevated. Drivers get immediate relief, but the state is giving up revenue normally reserved for roads and transportation infrastructure.
A proposed ordinance would publicly identify property owners who repeatedly violate housing codes and could restrict their ability to do business with the city. The measure addresses a familiar problem for renters: paying for housing they have little power to make landlords maintain.
More than 70,000 Moroccan civil servants are expected to reach retirement age by 2030, with education accounting for the largest share. The projections are forcing a closer look at how governments replace experienced workers without weakening the public services people depend on.
Chicago Public Schools has spent years improving graduation and college enrollment rates. New research shows that getting students through the next stage of their education remains a much harder problem, particularly for young Black and Latino men.
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