Will the virus rebalance an uneven economic geography? The coronavirus is simultaneously highlighting the economic prominence of a handful of large, superstar cities and the deep inequality within them, Clara Hendrickson and Mark Muro write.
Improving the equity of the Fed's new lending program. This month, the Federal Reserve established a new program that will offer up to $500 billion in lending to states, cities, and counties. But none of the 35 most African-American cities meet the Fed's criteria for direct assistance. Aaron Klein and Camille Busette discuss how to fix the program.
Deadly segregation in the Midwest. The pronounced impact of COVID-19 on African-American communities in cities across the Midwest has laid bare a long-standing reality: The region's older industrial cities are home to America's sharpest Black-white divides, says John Austin.
Mapping racial inequity. To flatten the curve of COVID-19 and prevent future pandemics from wreaking the same havoc, underlying social conditions must be addressed, Andre Perry, David Harshbarger, and Carl Romer contend.
Federal rural policy. For a national recovery to result in a stronger America, Anthony Pipa, Katharine Ferguson, and Natalie Geismar say we must reimagine the way in which federal policy helps rural communities and tribal nations.