Perspectives
Transgender Americans are more likely to be unemployed and poor
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In a national survey, transgender individuals had worse employment outcomes, lower incomes and higher rates of poverty than cisgender people.
Perspectives
Black Americans mostly left behind by progress since Dr. King’s death
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A minority politics scholar assesses black progress 52 years after MLK’s death based on poverty, jobs and wealth. ‘In some ways,’ she concludes, ‘we’ve barely budged as a people.’
Blog del Editor
Cómo LATINEXT abordará las necesidades de noticias de la comunidad Latinx de Chicagoland
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El cierre de Hoy resalta la urgencia de encontrar un modelo nuevo, receptivo y sostenible para el periodismo en español de alta calidad en los extensos y crecientes desiertos de noticias fuera de los límites de la ciudad.
Editor's Blog
How LATINEXT will address the news needs of Chicagoland’s Latinx community
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Hoy’s closure highlights the urgency for a new, responsive and sustainable model for high quality Spanish language journalism to address the vast and growing news deserts outside of city limits.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Study: Restaurant industry thrives in cities that have eliminated subminimum wage
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As Mayor Lori Lightfoot and City Council members debate changes to how Chicago’s tipped workers are paid, a new report highlights how other cities have fared after eliminating the subminimum wage.
Perspectives
Los Angeles is far from ending homelessness – but other American cities can still learn a lot from it
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Donald Trump has some ideas about how to end homelessness in the US. Los Angeles’ recent experiences may be an important part of the discussion.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Chicago should implement right to counsel in eviction court like New York and San Francisco
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Most tenants don’t understand their rights, whether they have a legal defense in an eviction case, and whether they can get a better deal in a settlement.
Perspectives
US poverty statistics ignore millions of struggling Americans
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In the US, poverty is measured by income level. But that measure misses many other aspects of poverty – like unemployment, poor health and a lack of health insurance.
Perspectives
Getting poorer while working harder: The ‘cliff effect’
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Stressing out about potentially losing benefits can prolong financial instability. Solving this problem will help low-paid workers and everyone else.
Perspectives
How poverty is reshaping the story of Emmett Till’s murder
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Scholars continue to debate what, exactly, happened to Emmett Till the morning of his murder. But that hasn’t stopped a poor Mississippi community from trying to profit off one version of the story.