NPR's All Things Considered interivews Economic Mobility Project Manager Erin Currier, who highlights a recent EMP fact sheet showing less economic mobility in the Unites States than other rich nations.

“Am I registered to vote?” “Where is my polling place?” These are common questions voters routinely ask before heading to the polls and casting their ballots. But easily finding answers to these questions depends, to a large extent, on whether their state election agencies are providing information and tools on their websites.

Despite boasting one of the highest per capita incomes in the country, San Jose, Calif., is running large and growing deficits. The main reason is pensions and other benefits for retired city workers, such as health insurance. San Jose's problems are severe, but hardly unique. In recent years, pension costs have become a central concern both in the U.S. and in Europe.

In October 2010, the Pew Safe Checking Project began a study of checking account terms and conditions at the 10 largest banks in the United States. One noteworthy finding was that the median length of disclosure documents was 111 pages. more

If you grow up in poverty, or in a wealthy family, chances are good you'll remain at that economic level.