California Sen. Kamala Harris unveiled a $100 billion plan to invest in black homeownership — a proposal the 2020 presidential candidate said that, if elected, would set in motion her broader plan to tackle the US racial wealth gap.
CNN: Kamala Harris unveils $100 billion black homeownership plan Read More »
“I’ve never seen pushback in such a fashion before,” Terry Schilling, executive director of the American Principles Project, told NBC News.
NBC News: After years of big spending, tech’s political machine turns to high gear Read More »
Thousands would be temporarily displaced; complexes would be locally owned and could be privately managed.
Here’s what might happen if Congress doubles the minimum wage.
Vox: A $15 federal minimum wage won’t cost Americans jobs, new study says Read More »
The apartment has been banned in far too many places, deepening racial divides and driving up rents. Oregon is set to be the first state to fix that—and it won’t be the last.
Slate: Oregon is adopting the most important housing reform in America Read More »
Conservatives support freedom, which is why they should oppose job discrimination against L.G.B.T.Q. Americans.
The New York Times: Why gay rights is a republican value Read More »
After decades of the federal government playing a limited role in local land-use regulations, there is renewed interest on both sides of the aisle for a stronger federal effort to reign in restrictive zoning laws.
Urban Institute: Can we deregulate ourselves out of the affordable housing crisis? Read More »
Utah has one of the nation’s lowest rates of income inequality in part because of the Church of Latter-day Saints’ welfare system, but it also ranks dead last for economic equality for women.
The Guardian: Salt Lake City offers glimpse of socialism, Mormon-style Read More »
Even so, capital requirements for some may rise.
The Economist: America’s banks sail through the Fed’s annual stress tests Read More »
On February 13, 1920, Carrie Chapman Catt stood triumphant before the opening session of the National Woman Suffrage Association convention and declared the organization’s decades-long mission finally accomplished.
The Atlantic: How women remade American government Read More »
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition ranks New York City as one of the most rapidly gentrifying areas in the country. In 2012, Rent Cafe listed the areas where Biggie’s one-room apartment is located as one of the top 20 most-gentrified zip codes.
The racial wealth divide that exists in the U.S. isn’t accidental.
Nonprofit Quarterly: A plan to reverse “economic apartheid” in the US Read More »
This June, the House Judiciary Committee finally debated HR 40, which would form a commission to study the legacy of slavery on U.S. society — and how to make reparations for it.
The Times and Democrat: U.S. needs reparations Read More »
As it enters its 11th year, America’s economic expansion is now the longest on record — a streak that has shrunk unemployment, swelled household wealth, revived the housing market and helped fuel an explosive rise in the stock market.
AP News: Why wealth gap has grown despite record-long economic growth Read More »
The struggle against poverty needs to be a collective fight.
The Atlantic: Reparations are not the answer Read More »
