Maya Srikrishnan

Investigating inequality

This story also appeared in Mother Jones JACKSON, Miss. — Amia Edwards lives here because she wants to make a difference. But in this majority-Black city, long starved for funding by the state’s mostly white Legislature, that’s proved a steep challenge. The city’s recent water crisis came after years of chronic underfunding of Jackson’s aging […]

The authors of “The Disability Docket” explore the context behind Supreme Court decisions regarding the rights of people with disabilities.

As discussions about reparations for Black Americans gain ground, California’s task force on the issue is hearing that it needs to think bigger.

A Public Integrity investigation found that many state and local governments infringe on tribal nations’ taxing authority, siphoning billions of dollars.

Investigating inequality

William Keith has experienced homelessness on and off here for the last 20 years. His latest struggle came at the start of the pandemic. Keith had a federal housing voucher that guaranteed his rent to landlords. But as a Black man, the 66-year-old veteran said, it felt much harder to fin…

“A progressive income tax with multiple rates that go up the higher the income is very boring and it’s not new, but it’s really the only way,” said one expert.

Gun politics in the U.S. are inextricably linked to race. Two recent studies have found more evidence that for many white Americans who advocate for gun rights, it isn’t simply about owning and using a tool, but even more about identity and power. One of the research papers found that the larger the…

But the Federal Reserve’s effort to rein in inflation with higher interest rates could hurt low-income households.