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Equality of opportunity: what it means and why it matters
The idea promises everyone a fair starting line. The argument is over where the line sits and who measures it.

The idea promises everyone a fair starting line. The argument is over where the line sits and who measures it.

Affiliation patterns are changing, and the way researchers count them shapes what public institutions see.

The monthly jobs report moves markets within minutes, but its numbers rest on strict definitions. Here is what the unemployment rate does and does not tell you.

GDP is the standard yardstick of economic growth, but it has blind spots. This guide explains what it measures and what it leaves out.