The Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey reveals the depths of the coronavirus economic crisis.
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Census Count Relies on Private Philanthropy
And that could produce an uneven count depending on the private dollars available in various communities.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Releasing Citizenship Data Threatens Representative Democracy
A constitutional battle is brewing in the states over whether lawmakers may draw district lines based on citizenship alone.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Barr Throws Trump Under the Bus
A declaration by the attorney general makes it just a little harder for Trump to pretend that he is above the law.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
For an Accurate Census, Look to the Grassroots
The administration has backed down, but the census war rages on.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Overcoming Black Doubts About the Census
Today fears about privacy and census confidentiality loom large among African Americans.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Split Decision at the Supreme Court—Which Might Not Be Split for Long
The justices deny relief from gerrymandering, and hold up the citizenship question on the census … for now.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
A Trumpified Census Won’t Limit Its Undercount to Undocumented Latinos
The citizenship question will lead to undercounting millions of Latino, Asian, and immigrant households, many with legal status—and nowhere more so than in California.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Resisting Trump’s Politicization of the Census
Trump’s intention is to undercount noncitizens, and Supreme Court conservatives appear on board.
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Q&A: Prospects for Redistricting Reform
With post-census redistricting just a few years away, states have the opportunity to enact reforms that prevent the most egregious gerrymandering.
