Impact University: Economics of Poverty
- Behavioral Economics/Psychology
- Civic Engagement/ Demographics
- Criminal Justice
- Early Childhood
- Economics of Poverty
- Education
- Faith and Poverty
- Healthcare
- Media and the Press
- Nonprofits/Social Entrepreneurship
- Portraits of Poverty
- Predatory Financial Practices
- Public Policy
- Race
- Stories from the Line
- Tax and Economic Policy
Race – The Power of an Illusion: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Created >
Excerpts from California Newsreel's acclaimed three-part documentary series, Race-The Power of an Illusion.
A Migrant Farmworker’s Words for Trump >
Reyna arrived to the United States in 1999 at the age of 14. She immediately began working on a conventional farm, where there was extensive use of chemical pesticides. "We don't see a lot of justice for our environment," she says in this short film, Una Mala Hierba.
How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality >
Desmond, Matthew. (2017-05-09, The New York Times): An enormous entitlement in the tax code props up home prices — and overwhelmingly benefits the wealthy and the upper middle class.
The Assault on Colleges — and the American Dream >
Leonhardt, David. (2017-05-25, The New York Times): With state funding way down, top public colleges are replacing high-achieving lower-income students with affluent ones.
Big Gap in College Graduation Rates for Rich and Poor, Study Finds >
Korn, Melissa. (2015-02-03, The Wall Street Journal): "College completion rates for wealthy students have soared in 40 years but barely budged for low-income students, leading to a yawning gap in educational attainment between rich and poor that could have long-lasting implications for the socioeconomic divide."