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“Equalizing turnout across the population would be the single best thing we could do for our democracy, and probably for our country in the near term,” said Adam Bonica, a political scientist at Stanford.

Obama administration prevented the bank from expanding as punishment for violating banking rules.

Our government is run by rich people — and it benefits them the most.

“What happened here is so horrific, it strikes at the core of injustice.”

In Atlanta and other racially segregated cities, the education system is stacked against African Americans competing for STEM careers. If Amazon picks the city for its second headquarters, things could get even worse.

VC pathways launches early-stage sessions in three cities.

State bank regulators on Thursday will sue a federal agency that they say is overstepping its bounds by offering national bank charters to financial technology startups.

Trump is not the reason she’s running, she says, even if he was “a catalyst in some ways” to her getting involved. She wants to give people something to vote for, not against, she said.

Public education and its traditions united communities. But “school choice” could put that legacy at risk.

Consumers with a low FICO could get a higher UltraFICO, a new score that factors in bank-account activity as well as loan payments.

By picking one promising kid in a neighborhood to give a scholarship, you’re not really changing the structures and systems that shape lives.

Baby bonds, explained.

Poorer people are less likely to go straight to a news site, and the researchers found no online news brand that was read by significantly more poorer people than wealthier people.

In America’s tech capital, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.

The opportunity zones come with several tax advantages. Capital gains placed in a certified opportunity zone fund will not be taxed through the end of 2026 or when the investment is sold, whichever comes first.