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1 – 10 of 45US student debt far outstrips that of most other wealthy countries, with some 40 million US adults owing a total of USD1.75tn in student loans in 2023, almost all of it to the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284890
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Homelessness has become a major political issue in recent years, as has related concern about a shortage of small, affordable homes. State and municipal efforts to tackle…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284459
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Some 15 Republican states have passed or are considering legislation to ban or limit DEI programmes at institutions receiving state funding, including universities and colleges…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281012
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Demographic pressures from an ageing society weigh less heavily on the United States than many other economies but they are now placing stress on a Social Security system that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276284
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UNITED STATES: Western states face water usage curbs
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES275658
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For the last two decades income inequality among workers has widened in the United States and become a significant political issue. However, the tight post-COVID-19 labour market…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276551
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UNITED STATES: Cities will hike taxes to fund pensions
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES205565
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Immigration policy has become a key issue in the US presidential primaries, upending the Republican nomination contest and fuelling the rise of 'outsider' candidate Donald Trump…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205859
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The jobless rate is expected to stay unchanged at 4.9%, its lowest level since November 2007. This decline occurred despite a rebound in the participation rate, up 0.5 percentage…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210237
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UNITED STATES: Crime reform unlikely to pass Congress