Behind the Headlines
‘Behind the headlines’ town hall is June 22
Join The Washington Post and a special panel for a discussion of issues that impact D.C.’s African American community.
Gray’s popularity plummets
A new poll shows a sharp decline in D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s popularity in the months since his victory.
Parents’ goodwill toward D.C. schools rising
For the first time in more than a decade, a majority of D.C. public school parents give the system positive marks.
Washington is divided more by class than by race, poll finds
Most residents see socioeconomic class, not race, as the primary source of a stark divide in the city.
AIDS tops health concerns in D.C. poll
In a poll, residents of Washington most frequently cited HIV/AIDS as the District’s greatest health problem.
Dealing with development in D.C.
District residents discuss the implications of gentrification, racial integration and socioeconomic divisions throughout the city and in Petworth, one of D.C.'s majority African-American neighborhoods.
Poll: Hispanics trail other groups in Web usage, confidence
The different ways groups are getting onto the Web are showing up in the kinds of activity done online.
Prince George’s forum addresses race and recession
The panelists and audience focused on what could be done to improve the economic outlook.
Michelle Singletary
Michelle Singletary writes the nationally syndicated personal finance column, "The Color of Money," which appears Thursday and Sunday.
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- Labor Dept. may require employers to give retirement income estimates
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Michael A. Fletcher
Michael A. Fletcher writes about the national economy. He has also covered race relations and national education policy.
- New study finds future retirees at risk of downward mobility
- Minority business chiefs call on firms to do more to close racial gaps
- Fast-food workers in Detroit joining a growing wave of walkouts
- Solar powered plane takes off on cross-country flight
- In the recovery, the richest get richer and everyone else lags
- Want to buy a home? You may be competing with Wall Street.
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