Many low-income students will lose access to academic opportunities and recreational activities.
Poverty & Wealth
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Racial Remedy Still Matters
Focusing on class is good policy, but the long legacy of state-supported racism means we must find ways to keep taking race into account.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden’s Unheralded War on Poverty
By creating a full-employment economy, Biden enabled millions of low-wage workers to raise their pay.
Posted inHousing
Confronting Segregation With Grassroots Energy
A Q&A with housing policy analyst Leah Rothstein explores how community members can unlock diverse housing options in segregated communities.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Moving On to Adversity-Based Affirmative Action
Here’s a package of options for turning a legal defeat into an opportunity.
Posted inTAP
A Tale of Two Disasters
Today on TAP: The Titan submersible tragedy has overshadowed the sinking of a boat carrying hundreds of impoverished migrants.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Can Digital Credentials Boost Enrollment in Social Welfare Programs?
A new study says yes, but barriers will persist.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Pandemic Fraud Is Really, Truly Not a Big Deal
The media’s focus on waste misses key context, and ignores the stunning success of the lockdown-era welfare state.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Predatory Lending’s Prey of Color
Black and Latino borrowers are more likely to get trapped in cycles of debt, because they have few other options for dealing with structural poverty.
Posted inTAP
Our Glacially Improving Economic Prospects
Today on TAP: Even if we can avert ill-advised budget concessions as part of a debt ceiling deal, it will take more radical policies to improve the life prospects of workaday Americans.
