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We Need More Government, Not Less, in The War on Poverty
The myth of the “dependent” poor.
by
Mehrsa Baradaran
via
Made by History
on
December 8, 2017
How the U.S. Government Locked Black Americans Out of Attaining the American Dream
The wealth gap between white Americans and black Americans is stark.
by
Mehrsa Baradaran
,
Emma Roller
via
Splinter
on
October 11, 2017
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Banking Against (Black) Capitalism
A review of "The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap."
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Affirmative Action Never Had a Chance
The conservative backlash to the civil-rights era began immediately — and now it’s nearly complete.
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White Americans' Hold on Wealth Is Old, Deep, and Nearly Unshakeable
White families quickly recuperated financial losses after the Civil War, then created a Jim Crow credit system.
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Brentin Mock
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