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The low-cost housing prototypes are built within the City of Apán, in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. After being constructed, the houses are now undergoing testing and evaluation to help validate the research project’s goals of equitable social housing.

The New York Times Magazine’s special issue did what we all should: demand that America keep its promises, and get history right instead of white.

Outdoor-apparel retailer Patagonia Inc. and 29 other firms challenged multinational companies in a New York Times advertisement Sunday to “walk the walk” and change their legal incorporation status if they are serious about a new way of doing business that treats all stakeholders equally.

The proposal could have far-reaching effects across the housing industry, which is fraught with a long history of segregation and discrimination that continues to this day, often in insidious ways.

Racial inequality doesn’t just harm minority communities. The racial wealth gap is also harming the US economy, costing up to $1.5 trillion each year.

Writer Ibram X. Kendi’s new book tackles one of today’s most important topics. How to Be an Antiracist lays out his definition of what makes a racist — and what people can do to combat racism.

Jacksonville’s sea level rise task force has voted in favor of several more recommendations to submit to City Council before the temporary committee.

Rattled investors are so desperate for a safe place to park their savings that they are paying for the privilege of lending money to European companies and governments.

Mortgage giant blames limited supply as builders stay on the sidelines.

There are better ways of doing social justice work.

Changing the role of shareholders is only a start. Boards and CEOs must create more higher-paying jobs.

For more than two decades, the influential Business Roundtable has explicitly put shareholders first. In an atmosphere of widening economic inequality and deepening distrust of business, the powerful group has redefined its mission.