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10 Urban Wire posts that elevated the debate in 2021
This year, Urban experts examined the systemic barriers that threaten an equitable recovery, analyzed the effectiveness of federal recovery policies, identified lessons from here and abroad to strengthen our systems so we’re better prepared for future crises, and much more.

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Poverty results from structural barriers, not personal choices
Evidence debunks the myth that laziness or poor choices cause poverty. But safety net programs are designed to blame individual shortcomings, and their structure ignores systemic barriers rooted in structural racism.

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Assessing the impact of benefits and stimulus measures on the poverty rate
Four key elements of the American Rescue Plan Act would reduce the projected poverty rate for 2021 by more than one-third, bringing the annual poverty rate to 8.7 percent and reducing the number of children living in poverty by more than half.

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State-by-state guide to the 2020–21 P-EBT program
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program provided students and kids younger than 6 with free and reduced-price meal benefits during the pandemic. Explore key components of approved plans, track implementation options, and see how the program is being put into practice.

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Applying equity awareness in data visualization
When data are collected and communicated carelessly, data analysis and data visualizations have an outsize capacity to mislead, misrepresent, and harm communities that already experience inequity and discrimination.

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