Daniel Thomas Mollenkamp

The Caste System: An Overview Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950. Essentially, a […]

About 47.4 million Americans are living with food insecurity, including 7.2 million children, according to a 2023 study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They make up about 13.5% of the nation’s households. Food insecurity is a lack of confidence

Financial advisory firms manage trillions of dollars and this connects them intimately to questions of wealth and equity. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) nonetheless found when it reviewed the industry in 2017 that less than 1% of those assets

Some forms of taxation can work differently for Native American people because of their unique status within the United States. Tribes, as sovereign governments, are exempt from taxes. But, in general, individuals are expected to submit the same income taxes

What Is ‘Defund the Police’? “Defund the police” is a phrase used to call for law enforcement reform in the United States. Ideas about defunding the police range from replacing police forces with something else entirely to reallocating police funds

Throughout the history of divorce and the laws that control it in the United States, there have been many opportunities for surprising, obscure, or confusing divorce laws. One reason is that from almost the beginning, divorce law has varied enormously

Informal savings clubs have long existed outside of traditional banking. They tend to be popular in areas without access to traditional banking structures, primarily in developing economies and among immigrant communities. They’re based on reciprocity and trust in the social

When a public utility declares bankruptcy, tensions can arise between the functions of state regulators, who oversee utilities, and bankruptcy courts, which seek to offer debt relief. Researchers expect that the strain on utilities will increase as climate change makes

Fact checked by Suzanne KvilhaugReviewed by Katie Miller Getty Images/ Westend61 What Are Golden Visa Countries? Immigration can be a slow process. For the wealthy, there’s sometimes a controversial, streamlined path to securing residency rights. Many countries run programs that

Pro-environmental options are more available now for workers who want their 401(k) investments to be more sustainable. However, most plans still don’t have environmentally friendly options. There’s a lot of money that could go into such plans if they were