Cities & Regions

Delores Leonard (C) walks her daughters Emmarie (L) and Erin to school before heading to work at a McDonald's Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 2014. Leonard, a single mother raising two daughters, has been working at McDonald's for seven years and has never made more than minimum wage. Picture taken September 25, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - GM1EAAH1LMV01

To lift the American economy, we need to understand the workers at the bottom of it

Martha Ross and Nicole Bateman

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Manufacturing job

Displaced workers need more than what economists are suggesting

November 13, 2019

A group of firefighters look on as a house burns during the wind-driven Kincade Fire in Healdsburg, California, U.S. October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam - RC1CE4C5F940

As fire ravages California, our infrastructure is still not equipped to handle climate change

Joseph W. Kane and Adie Tomer

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Receiving and shipping worker Mike Pawloski prepares to ship a newly assembled transformer to a client in the RoMan Manufacturing plant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. December 12, 2018. Picture taken December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC14D0F95D40

Most business incentives don’t work. Here’s how to fix them.

Tim Bartik and John C. Austin

November 4, 2019

Students in the Munroe Elementary School after-school garden club (L-R) Anai Carrillo, Jessica Grimaldo, Andrea Torres and Sandaley Haileseolph at the table in the foreground chop vegetables to put in a stir fry dish they would cook in Denver, Colorado May 9, 2012. The students learn to grow and prepare healthy meals in the school's garden club, with some of the food going to the school's lunch program. Colorado has the second fastest growing childhood obesity rate in the nation says non-profit LiveWell Colorado. Groups like Livewell are working to reduce childhood obesity by supporting school gardens, especially in low income areas, to provide learning about healthy food while actually providing nourishment. Studies have shown that children are more likely to try eating fresh fruit and vegetables if they are involved in growing them. Photo taken May 9, 2012. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH EDUCATION SOCIETY) - TM3E85F16B801

Elizabeth Warren’s comprehensive education plan recognizes community needs

Monday, October 28, 2019

Striking United Auto Workers (UAW) members rally in front of General Motors World headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC16E3895BA0

Recognizing labor’s local role amid national strikes: A metro-level look at union membership

Friday, October 25, 2019

Sewoon rooftop

How Seoul, South Korea is reviving an old downtown district while preserving its history

Joanne Kim and Hyun Ki Kil

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Democratic presidential candidates Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, billionaire activist Tom Steyer, Senator Cory Booker, Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Elizabeth Warren pose before the start of the fourth U.S. Democratic presidential candidates 2020 election debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio U.S., October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk - HP1EFAG00N578

Automation isn’t the only trend affecting workers, but that’s no reason to ignore the threat

Robert Maxim and Mark Muro

Monday, October 21, 2019

African-American Congressional staffers and representatives, including Representative Mark Veasey (D-TX) (L) and Elijah Cummings (D-MD) (C) stage a walk out on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol to protest the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, in Washington December 11, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - GM1EACC0G0P01

Black-majority cities need more advocates like Elijah Cummings

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Traffic jam in LA

Congestion pricing is all around us. Why is it taboo on our roads?

Wednesday, October 16, 2019