The 'Mad Men' Mystique
October 10, 2011 Our fascination with the early 1960s stems from a longing for authority, not a desire to transcend today's prohibitions against overt sexism, racism or harassment. Gregory...
View ArticleThe Republican Tolerance Gap
October 10, 2011Peter BeinartOctober 10, 2011When Mitt Romney takes the stage at Tuesday night's presidential debate in Dartmouth, N.H., he will have the opportunity to answer a question that has...
View ArticleBlack Republicans Hot and Cold on Cain
October 10, 2011Reniqua AllenOctober 10, 2011With strong first place finishes in straw poll picks and an unusual bounce in national polls, Herman Cain is now an accidental “top-tier” contender for the...
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The Great Recession and its Aftermath have Widened the Racial Wealth Gap...
Color of Wealth Policy Summit 2011 Author(s): Reid CramerApril 7, 2011In April 2011, Reid Cramer presented at the Color of Wealth Policy Summit about the impact of the Great Recession on the racial...
View ArticleWhy Arizona Banned Ethnic Studies
February 20, 2012 Put bluntly, the state acted to protect the reputation of the white majority. Gregory RodriguezFebruary 20, 2012It's more than a little ironic that the same Arizona Legislature that...
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Pay No Attention to the Facts Behind the Curtain...
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) has become a major target this election cycle, largely because of persistent accusations of waste and fraud in its administration. However, it is...
View ArticleThe First Black President Has Made it Harder to Talk About Race in America
March 23, 2012Reniqua AllenMarch 23, 2012A few weeks ago, I was standing outside a posh bar on the Lower East Side of Manhattan with my friends of almost two decades. I made an offhanded comment about...
View ArticleVandalized by Speech
March 26, 2012 A public square awash in racial invective is sure to alienate many Americans and weaken democracy. Gregory RodriguezMarch 26, 2012Hate speech is a form of vandalism. It defaces the...
View ArticleThe Sidebar: Race Relations and the Evolution of Media
Tom Glaisyer and Reniqua Allen discuss the difficulty of talking about race in America and the evolution of media. Pamela Chan Hosts.
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The Relationship Among Homeownership, the Federal Budget, and the Racial...
The Asset Building Program’s analysis of the President’s FY 2013 budget reveals two key trends about the accessibility of homeownership and its relationship to overall wealth over the past few years....
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Budget Exacerbates Gaps in Retirement Security
The Asset Report 2012’s new data on retirement reveals just how difficult it is becoming for Americans to save enough money to support themselves once they have stopped working, particularly in the...
View ArticleImmigration and the New Old Me
May 14, 2012 Despite my family's rootedness in Southern California, migration has had an inordinate effect on my life. Now that it has come to a virtual halt, how do I see myself? Angeleno, as always....
View ArticleWhite Out
May 24, 2012 Majority of births now minorities—brace yourself for the loss of nothing. Gregory RodriguezMay 24, 2012Here we go again. The Census Bureau has released yet one more milestone data point...
View ArticleNew Wave of Immigrants — A New Target Too?
June 25, 2012 Asian Americans are the highest-income, best-educated and fastest-growing racial group in the U.S. This means envy and resentment may follow. Gregory RodriguezJune 25, 2012It's official!...
View ArticleThe Sidebar: Challenging Voter ID Laws and Breaking Down the God Particle
Reniqua Allen explains the controversy behind Texas' voter ID law and weighs in on Mitt Romney's cold reception at the NAACP. Konstantin Kakaes breaks down the science of the Higgs Boson, and argues...
View ArticleWhy Isn’t the Cosby Show for a New Generation on Network TV?
July 13, 2012Reniqua AllenJuly 13, 2012Today, the only way some Americans get insight into what life is like for a black family is by watching snippets of the Obamas on the nightly news. No...
View ArticleNew America NYC: Color Blind: Does Race Matter in Electoral Politics?
The election of the first black president in 2008 felt historic - and meaningful - for all Americans: Finally, the guy sitting in the oval office understood what it was like to be different. The...
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Event Summary: Race and Wealth Inequality in the Post-Election Political...
The Insight Center for Community Economic Development brought together experts from a wide array of policy and politics backgrounds to discuss issues of wealth inequality and racial disparities at an...
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Housing Discrimination: Racialized, Persistent, and Hard for Victims to Detect
This week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its research partner the Urban Institute released a new report documenting the ongoing presence of housing discrimination...
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Asset Building News Week for June 10-14
The Asset Building News Week is a weekly Friday feature on The Ladder, the Asset Building Program blog, designed to help readers keep up with news and developments in the asset building field. This...
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