This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Statistics-packed spreadsheets and lengthy, jargon-filled reports can be enough to make anybody feel dizzy. It’s natural. That makes it the responsibility for those of us involved in government and its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated long-standing threats facing Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people in the housing market. Before the pandemic, these groups were more likely to experience housing instability, housing cost burdens,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Does civil society address questions of values in ways that government and business cannot? This question makes sense if we presuppose limits on the values government and business can express.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Public transportation is an affordable mobility option for residents of communities nationwide, but it’s too frequently underfunded. This results in low-quality service and low ridership. It also forces people with low incomes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even in good economic times, many adults in the United States have trouble finding jobs that pay enough to support their families. Wages for those without a college degree, for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the most visible fights against jail and prison expansion are often defensive—taking place in city council chambers or appearing on ballots—an old idea has gained new traction and is changing what…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I was raised in the South Bronx in the late 1980s and ’90s. I came of age and into my consciousness while a generation of men of color were herded…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the 1950s, while doing research for a book on political participation, the social scientist James Q. Wilson found himself attending a lot of citizen engagement meetings on urban planning.…
RAND associate economist Jhacova Williams shares the motivation behind her recent study examining to what extent historic lynchings could be linked to the contemporary voting behavior of Black Americans who live in the South.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With sneakers on her feet, a take-out cup of coffee in hand, and fliers tucked under her arm, Karla Velasquez hit the streets of the South Bronx with a mission:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is no doubt that many Afghan citizens will need protection in the weeks and months ahead. What remains shrouded in uncertainty, however, is the magnitude of need and where…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Gritty” students have the makings of great citizens, according to new research published in the British Journal of Political Science. In a survey of North Carolina middle and high schoolers, kids…