
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.
Most policy interventions, even those that are seemingly large or ambitious, are insufficient to close the racial wealth gap.
Lawmakers should center black communities when considering the fall of manufacturing and the role of trade policy in mitigating negative employment effects.
The time is now for policymakers to take a bold and comprehensive approach to K-12 education.
The U.S. tax system has played a significant role in the growth of economic inequality by failing to tax those with extreme wealth—but there are ways to rebalance the tax code and put the economy on a better track.
A closer look at regional differences in apprenticeship programs spotlights the disparate outcomes that result from place, race, and gender and how these interact to exacerbate pay inequities.
Far too many school districts are intensely segregated by income and socioeconomic status, but Americans are largely in support of change.
The decline of unions over the past 30 years has contributed to the falling share of middle-class workers.
Corporate America’s growing focus on short-term profits instead of long-term value hurts shareholders and the middle class alike. Here is an agenda to nudge markets to focus on the long term.
Policies that give all women an equal shot at staying employed are essential tools in fighting income inequality.
The 2014 Census data underscore how much policy matters in cutting poverty and improving economic security for low- and middle-income families.