COVID-19 and the Black-White Wealth Gap, Regulating Systemically Important Tech Companies, and More

December 9, 2020

White households hold about 84% of total household wealth in the United States, and as the COVID-19 crisis demonstrates, wealth is critical for withstanding economic shocks. In new research, Emily Moss, Kriston McIntosh, Wendy Edelberg, and Kristen Broady explain how wealth inequality has disproportionately harmed Black households during the pandemic.

What happens when Twitter has a security breach? Both citizens and critical industries bear the consequences. Mark MacCarthy writes that how technology companies deliver their services is of vital concern to the general public and other industry sectors that depend on them and should be regulated as such.

“If fully implemented, Schedule F would gut the civil service system for thousands of career federal officials. Gone will be hiring based on merit. Gone will be important job protections. Although limited now, political burrowing into civil service jobs—a long prohibited practice—could become a routine endeavor every four years,” says Jim Eisenmann.

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