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The Tolerance of American Inequality

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The killing of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police triggered widespread and persistent protests across the United States. A key flash point among protesters has been economic inequality and racism. History supports their cause—for the last th... More »

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The Energy Demand Crisis Within the Public Health Crisis

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As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, staying at home has become the easiest and most effective way to save lives. Governments across the world have translated this public health measure into policy by enacting “shelter in place” orders, confining millions to ... More »

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The Jobs Numbers are Bad

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The jobs report was released today, October 2nd, with the preliminary estimate of the unemployment rate at 7.9%. Following last month’s better-than-expected jobs report, Senate Republicans unveiled a slimmed-down coronavirus relief bill. The more comprehensive... More »

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Gender Equality and the City

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In the last last few years, the division between cities and rural areas has become a prominent topic of discussion, as it has huge repercussions for the political landscape of the United States. Many of these discussions try to understand the reasons for the d... More »

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Reparations Is the Only Choice

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To address racial disparities faced by Black Americans, policymakers must prioritize a Black agenda highlighted by a federal reparations policy. For many scholars, reparations—as a policy—represent an initial attempt to acknowledge, redress, and provide finali... More »

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The Uncertain Economy

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These are highly uncertain times. In a matter of weeks, the longest economic expansion in U.S. history has become the sharpest recession on record with the first true pandemic recession. Mass death, record declines in GDP, and job losses are foregrounded again... More »

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Record Unemployment is a Policy Choice

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Europe and the United States are pursuing vastly different strategies in response to the economic crisis caused by Covid-19. Structural differences between the US and EU member states’ welfare systems have informed the divergence in government intervention. Th... More »

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Minimum Wage in a Pandemic, in 4 Graphs

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As the economy free falls into a sharp recession [1], many low-income workers have been deemed “essential” during the pandemic [2], which effectively obligates work—notably without any additional federally mandated hazard pay [3]. This basic contrast, along wi... More »

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The Long-Term Impact of Anti-Poverty Policies

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Since the enactment of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the federal government of the United States has taken a hands-on approach to alleviating poverty. From the minimum wage to food stamps, existing federal policies provide low-income families numerous ... More »