On measures of well-being, residents of the United States fare worse than residents of countries like Canada, Sweden or Japan, all of which are less wealthy but more equal.

Escalating rents and home prices have created invisible walls around communities all over the United States.

Is this a “first-world problem”? Yes, of course. But it is very much a “world problem.”

It is time for a reorientation toward socially conscious investing.

The ban’s proponents say mining practices posed a grave risk to the country’s already limited water supply.