Social Issues

FILE PHOTO: A person receives a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Acres Home Multi-Service Center in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo

How We Rise

Discrimination in the healthcare system is leading to vaccination hesitancy

Gabriel R. Sanchez, Matt Barreto, Ray Block, Henry Fernandez, and Raymond Foxworth

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Up Front

Six reasons why an expanded Child Tax Credit or child allowance should be part of the US safety net

Melissa S. Kearney

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

The Tanners Creek Generating Station, a former 1000 MW, coal-fired electrical plant, is being taken down along the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S., September 14, 2017. The plant was shut down in 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "SNYDER BARGES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Podcast Episode

Industrial decline and the rise of populists in Russia, the U.S., and Britain

Fiona Hill and David Dollar

Monday, October 11, 2021

October 4, 2021 - Washington, DC, United States: Protesters with signs saying "Don't mess with us", "We will protect our right to abortion", "Bans off our bodies", and "Forced pregagncy is cruel at a protest with pro-life and pro-choice protesters in front of the Supreme Court. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

FixGov

What if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade?

Elaine Kamarck

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Reports

Essay

Homeownership, racial segregation, and policy solutions to racial wealth equity

Rashawn Ray, Andre M. Perry, David Harshbarger, Samantha Elizondo, and Alexandra Gibbons

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Social Issues

Beyond ‘food deserts’: America needs a new approach to mapping food insecurity

Caroline George and Adie Tomer

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Income Inequality & Social Mobility

Homelessness fell across most metro areas after the Great Recession. Will COVID-19 change that?

Matt Ring and Jenny Schuetz

Monday, August 9, 2021

Housing Markets & Finance

The housing challenges Virginia’s next governor will have to face

Jenny Schuetz

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Housing Markets & Finance

The coming eviction crisis will hit Black communities the hardest

Carl Romer, Andre M. Perry, and Kristen Broady

Monday, August 2, 2021

Blog Posts

Thirteen-year-old Nizhoni Stencil, who is Navajo, and twelve-year-old Tasia Pecos, who is Jemez, prepare for the Grand Entry on the opening night of the 32nd Annual Taos Pueblo Pow Wow, a Native American dance competition and social gathering, in Taos, New Mexico, U.S., July 7, 2017. Picture taken July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

How We Rise

Aligning child welfare with the relational connectedness of ICWA

Jessica Saniguq Ullrich and Jerreed D. Ivanich

Monday, October 4, 2021

New York City Police Officers (NYPD) transport Saadiq Teague, 18, from the Columbus Circle Transit Bureau Police Station, where he was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon second degree, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in third degree; one count for the assault rifle and one for ammunition, and no one count of criminal use of drug paraphernalia after being found with an unloaded semi-automatic gun, ammunition and a gas mask outside a Times Square subway station, in New York City, U.S., April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

How We Rise

Biden should end America’s longest war: The War on Drugs

John Hudak

Friday, September 24, 2021

Attendees gather at the Robert E. Lee Monument as part of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on January 18, 2021 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo: Chris Tuite/ImageSPACE/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

How We Rise

The art of Black Lives Matter: Lessons for organizations and policymakers from the streets

Chime Asonye

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

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Improving labor and education data systems after the COVID-19 unemployment crisis

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AAPI Heritage Month: Safeguarding Asian American inclusion and belonging

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Experts

Melissa S. Kearney

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FILE PHOTO: Cannabis product boxes are displayed at The Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition (CWCBExpo) trade show in New York City, New York, U.S., May 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

Podcast Episode

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John Hudak and Fred Dews

Friday, July 23, 2021

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Dr. Carol Graham, Fellow at Brookings Institution (on happiness)

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Friday, July 9, 2021

A march for racial justice and Breonna Taylor led by the Louisville Men's Basketball Team, ends with a prayer at Cardinal Stadium on Friday, September 25, 2020.Cardmarch11

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Race and social justice in the 2020 presidential election

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Friday, October 30, 2020

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Social Issues

Discrimination in the healthcare system is leading to vaccination hesitancy

Six reasons why an expanded Child Tax Credit or child allowance should be part of the US safety net

Industrial decline and the rise of populists in Russia, the U.S., and Britain

What if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade?

Reports

Homeownership, racial segregation, and policy solutions to racial wealth equity

Beyond ‘food deserts’: America needs a new approach to mapping food insecurity

Homelessness fell across most metro areas after the Great Recession. Will COVID-19 change that?

The housing challenges Virginia’s next governor will have to face

The coming eviction crisis will hit Black communities the hardest

Blog Posts

Aligning child welfare with the relational connectedness of ICWA

Biden should end America’s longest war: The War on Drugs

The art of Black Lives Matter: Lessons for organizations and policymakers from the streets

Events

Improving labor and education data systems after the COVID-19 unemployment crisis

What role should the SEC play in ESG investing?

AAPI Heritage Month: Safeguarding Asian American inclusion and belonging

Related Books

There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century

The Intersector

Marijuana

Experts

Melissa S. Kearney

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Multimedia

A plan for marijuana policy reform

Dr. Carol Graham, Fellow at Brookings Institution (on happiness)

Race and social justice in the 2020 presidential election

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