Articles and analysis on today's issues

In this article, we explain nonprofits’ role in thriving communities, the amount of funding nonprofits receive from government sources, and the government funding challenges nonprofits were facing before the shutdown.
Changes to graduate lending policy are long overdue House Republicans have endorsed a bill that would reduce the availability of federal loans for grad students. Is that a bad thing?How to define a map’s bins to visualize your data Conscious, purposeful decisions can help readers reach conclusions and gain insights from the data.How many children of immigrants live in the US? The answer is hard to pin down. Recent innovations in how we identify families suggest that past estimates of the number of children of immigrants were low.For many, tax reform will make renting more attractive than owning a home Due to changes in the tax code, renting will look more attractive to many Americans in 2018 and beyond.Black doctoral students face financing problems even without a tax on tuition benefits Controversy over a provision in the tax overhaul bill put a spotlight on how graduate students finance their education.Why we need to expand, not restrict, access to housing assistance Only one in five renter households who qualify for public housing receive the help they need.