The Economics of Caregiving for Working Mothers
Working mothers are important drivers of three essential industries—elementary and secondary education, hospitals, and food services—yet cannot afford child care for their own children.
Racial Wealth Gap
African Americans Face Systematic Obstacles to Getting Good Jobs
Despite an improved labor market, Black Americans still can’t obtain well-paying, stable jobs with quality benefits.
365 Harms: The Trump Administration’s Record on People of Color
Time and time again, the Trump administration’s policies and practices have negatively affected communities of color across the United States.
Early Decision Harms Students of Color and Low-Income Students
Early decision policies at colleges and universities favor wealthy families and create additional barriers for marginalized communities.
5 Reasons to Support Affirmative Action in College Admissions
Race-conscious admissions practices remain necessary in the fight for racial equity in higher education.
The Harvest of American Racism
Using the market mechanism to solve structural problems is the wrong approach to improving distressed communities.
Racism and Sexism Combine to Shortchange Working Black Women
The fight for Black women’s equal pay must address race and gender biases that erode Black women’s wages and undermine their ability to thrive.
Systemic Inequality: Displacement, Exclusion, and Segregation
The United States must reckon with the racism built into its housing system in order to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to build wealth.
Truth and Reconciliation
In order to address centuries of collective harm to African Americans, the United States must acknowledge the impacts of slavery and make an intentional choice to rebuild itself in an equitable manner.
Systematic Inequality and Economic Opportunity
Eliminating racial disparities in economic well-being requires long-term, targeted interventions to expand access to opportunity for people of color.
Simulating How Progressive Proposals Affect the Racial Wealth Gap
Most policy interventions, even those that are seemingly large or ambitious, are insufficient to close the racial wealth gap.
Systematic Inequality and American Democracy
While the nation has undoubtedly made progress, entrenched structural racism continues to corrupt American democracy and preserve racial inequality.
3 Ways to Improve the Outcomes for African Americans in the Rural South
Policymakers must work to combat the many forms of structural racism that continue to disadvantage African Americans in the rural South.
Trade and Race
Lawmakers should center black communities when considering the fall of manufacturing and the role of trade policy in mitigating negative employment effects.
Racial Disparities in Home Appreciation
Segregation and racial disparities in home appreciation put African Americans at a disadvantage in their ability to build equity and accumulate wealth.