Today marks the 158th anniversary of the day President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act, a precursor to the Emancipation Proclamation. Though a lot has changed since then, the wealth gap between white and Black Americans remains stubbornly wide. Rashawn Ray and Andre Perry provide a history of reparations in the United States, missed opportunities to redress the racial wealth gap, and specific details of a viable reparations package for Black Americans.
Hear more on this topic from Susan Nieman, Sandy Darity, and Kirstin Mullen in a live online discussion as part of our Policy 2020 event series, April 27 at 2 PM ET. Sign up for the webinar here.
While North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was protecting his brand of invincibility, South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s government was busy testing hundreds of thousands of people and setting the example of a successful fight against COVID-19 for the world. Jung Pak explores the differences between their approaches.
The COVID-19 crisis seems poised to accelerate or intensify many economic and metropolitan trends that were already underway in America. In this roundup, experts from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program offer their thoughts on the long-term impacts for businesses, workers, and the nation as a whole.
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