Metropolitan Policy Program

FILE PHOTO: An employee puts up a price tag ahead of Black Friday at a Walmart store in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo

Why high unemployment persists for Black workers

Kristen Broady and Fred Dews

Friday, August 27, 2021

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How does the Senate infrastructure bill invest in future resilience and growth?

Adie Tomer and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

People camp out on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to highlight the upcoming expiration of the pandemic-related federal moratorium on residential evictions, in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

The eviction ban has been extended — for now. What comes next?

Jenny Schuetz and Adrianna Pita

Friday, August 6, 2021

People wait in line as Kentucky Labor Cabinet reopens 13 Regional Career Centers for in-person unemployment insurance services, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud

After the COVID-19 lockdowns, how to fix benefit delivery tech for workers

Annelies Goger and Fred Dews

Friday, July 30, 2021

Linda Dennis (L) sits with her 11-year-old family member Sharee Nelo (R) inside the L.A. Sports Area in Los Angeles, California, December 20, 2009. Thousands of bicycles and toys were given away to families in need during The Dream Center Christmas in the City event. Dennis and her family waited in line outside for over 16 hours, including sleeping overnight, to ensure they were one of the families to receive the and gifts. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

The race gap in multigenerational poverty; Census 2020 findings

William H. Frey, Richard V. Reeves, Scott Winship, and Fred Dews

Friday, June 11, 2021

A low view of a construction site.

A new vision for American infrastructure

Adie Tomer and David Dollar

Monday, May 10, 2021

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Betting on the future with infrastructure

Adie Tomer and Fred Dews

Friday, April 16, 2021

People protest in support of the unionizing efforts of the Alabama Amazon workers, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

What does the Amazon union effort signify for labor in America?

Molly Kinder and Adrianna Pita

Friday, April 9, 2021

women laundry workers

Policy priorities for women, by women

Madiha Afzal, Kristen Broady, Camille Busette, Emily Cleffi-Tristani, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Annelies Goger, Carol Graham, Helen Shwe Hadani, and Elaine Kamarck

Friday, March 19, 2021

This visible image captured by the NASA's GOES-13 satellite at 2:31 p.m. EST (1931 GMT) and released to Reuters on February 1, 2011 shows the low pressure area stretching from the Colorado Rockies and Texas east to New England. A colossal winter storm stretching from New Mexico to Maine hit the heartland of the United States with snow, high winds and freezing rain on Tuesday, and experts said the worst was still to come as the monster event moved northeast and temperatures plunged. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Proposals for US climate leadership and managing built environment risks and costs

Nathan Hultman, Joseph W. Kane, and Fred Dews

Friday, March 12, 2021