The United States is on track to be a majority-minority nation by 2044. But census data show most of our neighbors are the same race.
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Ben Carson’s proposal would put nearly 1 million children at risk of homelessness, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said.
This proposal is part of a comprehensive effort by the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress to restrict access to the safety net and reduce the levels of assistance for those who do qualify.
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Bill would weaken the government’s ability to enforce fair lending requirements, making it harder to root out predatory lenders.
Banking, student loans, and more — all have been affected by the regulatory pullback.
If passed, it would be the most substantial weakening of the regulations put in place by the 2010 Dodd-Frank law that strengthened financial regulations.
Valerie Wilson of the Economic Policy Institute discusses EPI’s new report on the economic inequality gap for African Americans, 50 years after the Kerner Commission.
Trump’s budget proposal would cut billions from the social safety net while paving the way for broad work requirements for families receiving housing
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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson allowed his son to help organize an agency “listening tour” in Baltimore last summer despite warnings from department lawyers that doing so risked violating federal ethics rules, according to internal documents and people familiar with the matter.
Economics 101 suggests it’s time for a big migration west from the Rust Belt to the Boom Belt. But economists missed something important about these towns: They have social capital. Trust is what you might call the “magic fairy dust” that helps economies thrive.
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