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Is your neighborhood raising your coronavirus risk? Redlining decades ago set communities up for greater danger
Neighborhood characteristics like pollution from busy roads, widespread public transit use and lack of community-based health care are putting certain communities at greater risk from COVID-19.
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Why we should be wary of blaming ‘overpopulation’ for the climate crisis
Jane Goodall’s comments at Davos may seem harmless, but they reflect a dangerous misreading of the climate crisis that needs to be challenged.
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Urban planning as a tool of white supremacy – the other lesson from Minneapolis
Despite its progressive image, Minneapolis is one of the most segregated cities in the United States. That is by design not accident, argues an urban planning scholar.
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Social justice movement should focus on passing Fair Tax Amendment this November
The latest Springfield scandal shouldn’t stop the drive for a graduated income tax to fund programs that promote equity and opportunity as Illinois contends with unprecedented crises and growing income inequality.
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What happens when black Americans leave their segregated hometowns
Black Americans who grow up in racially segregated areas tend to have worse health, education and future economic prospects. Moving out can make a big difference.
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Now is the time to look inside and fight white supremacy for what it is
The subjugation of black people, enforced by violence and embedded in capitalism, has been the through line of American history.
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Inequality is higher in some states like New York and Louisiana because of corporate welfare
The gap between rich and poor is at record levels in the U.S., yet it varies widely among the states. A political scientist explains why.
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The Chicago Reporter Welcomes L. Nicole Trottie, Publisher
CHICAGO – The Community Renewal Society announced today that a highly regarded Chicago area news leader has been named to the top spot at The Chicago Reporter. L. Nicole Trottie will take the helm as publisher starting today. The announcement builds on a strategic plan put in place to guide the future of Chicago’s top […]
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Neighborhood Poverty Impedes Cognitive Development
The United States stands out among economically advanced democracies for the depth and expanse of its poverty. Concentrated poverty in particular is among its most disturbing and persistent problems. The problem deepened in recent decades as income inequality increased and lower-income families became more spatially isolated from those with higher incomes. Analysis by the American […]
