36 States and Counting: Mapping the Legalization of Gay Marriage
For many states, legal same-sex marriage came long before the U.S. Supreme Court took up the issue.

For many states, legal same-sex marriage came long before the U.S. Supreme Court took up the issue.

For students of color, pursuing higher education is often impossible without taking out larger-than-average loans along the way.

Many elite schools—and even state universities—are in remote locations. But most students stick close to home.
It isn't what you might think.

And what it doesn't do.

Some low-income, mostly minority neighborhoods may never recover from the mortgage crisis.
A decade after 11 states banned gay marriage, gay-rights advocates are gaining ground over their opponents.

Interactive: Obama's universal pre-K plan is meeting resistance in Congress--but in the states, both parties support early childhood programs.
