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Could Homeownership Reverse the Decline in Birthrates?

28 September 2026 at 15:21
Researchers looked back at the baby-boom era and found that federal mortgage programs played a part in the country’s population upswing after World War II.

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A suburban housing development built in Levittown, N.Y., circa 1949.

The Working Class Face a β€˜Class Ceiling’ in Elite Occupations

19 September 2026 at 13:55
Being female or a person of color has long been seen as a disadvantage in hiring and promotion. A new study of college professors shows that class may loom as large.

Β© Kaiti Sullivan for The New York Times

Clint Harris, whose parents did not graduate from college, says that in graduate school he lacked the savvy and networking skills of his peers.
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