Oliver Lazarus

Living with scarcity can create disparities in health outcomes, which, like wealth, can be passed down to future generations.

Tuesday was the first test of new congressional maps in Pennsylvania, after the State Supreme Court redrew them in January to undo Republican gerrymandering.

For every dollar in wealth that white families have, black families hold just five to 10 cents.

Average wealth has increased over the past 50 years, but it has not grown equally for all groups. We explore how wealth is accrued in America.

New payments to Michael Cohen reveal that he has received disbursements from a company tied to a Russian oligarch and from large firms like AT&T and Novartis.

Perhaps no group watched the president’s decision on the Iran deal yesterday more closely than the families of Iranian-Americans currently being detained by the Iranian government.

On Tuesday, President Trump addressed the nation in a televised speech announcing his withdrawal from the nuclear pact with Iran that was brokered by the Obama administration.

This week, the Senate is expected to confirm six of President Trump’s nominees to regional appeals courts, which are critical in shaping U.S. law. 

Despite efforts by the United States to limit its involvement in the war in Yemen, reporting by The New York Times reveals that there are American troops on the ground in Saudi Arabia.

Nearly 400 bus drivers in Atlanta staged a "sickout" last month to protest unsafe working conditions and low wages. At least seven of them were immediately fired. 

Last week, it was revealed that the U.S. government lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children in their care in a three-month time span.

While T-Mobile and Sprint announced a plan to merge their organizations, the Justice Department was suing to block another merger between AT&T and Time Warner.

About 400 vehicles, part of the highly publicized caravan of Central American migrants, arrived along the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday.

For the first time in the country’s existence, a North Korean leader crossed the country’s southern border today to meet with South Korean president Moon Jae-in.

Scott Pruitt faced a tense interrogation on Capitol Hill, where he was met with inquiries into his actions as E.P.A. administrator and calls for his resignation. 

Teachers are planning strikes in Colorado and Arizona for better pay and more funding for schools. Will they continue to enjoy widespread public support?

Two years ago, Alice Speri began to investigate complaints of abuse in U.S. immigration detention centers. What she found reveals a staggering amount of neglect.

Oral arguments begin today at the Supreme Court in a lawsuit intended to block President Trump's third version of a "travel ban" extending to mainly Muslim-majority countries.

As French President Emmanuel Macron visits Washington this week, we get the view from France. 

A look at how asylum works in America: from arriving at J.F.K. with nowhere to go, to being released out of a detention center without directions.