While other racial groups have largely recovered from the 2008 housing crisis, black homeownership has continued to decline, hitting an all-time low in the first quarter of this year. What’s behind the black-white homeownership gap, and what would help close it?
Communities across the country are attempting to harness the new Opportunity Zones tax incentive to accelerate their existing economic growth strategies and community plans. Here’s how three cities are using it to revitalize neighborhoods.
Many immigrant families are changing how they go about their daily lives, avoiding routine activities during which they might be asked or bothered about their citizenship status. (Also: see our Spanish-language fact sheet).
Trends such as shrinking pensions and longer working lives will shape the future of retirement. Will the next generation of older Americans fare better or worse than those who came before?
Despite a growing economy, financial instability and economic anxiety have many Americans in a financial rut. The Economic Security Project’s Chris Hughes and experts from the Tax Policy Center explain how expanding and redesigning the earned income tax credit could provide a basic level of economic security for all workers.
