racial inequity Archives - Institute for Policy Studies

Cuts to SNAP Benefits Will Push Millions Over the Hunger Cliff

Mar 7, 2023

This is a critical moment for our nation. We must not allow struggling workers or our children, grandparents and disabled loved ones to fall back into hunger.

Reparations Are Expensive — but Not Repairing the Harm Costs More

Feb 22, 2023

The racial wealth divide between Black and White Americans is much bigger — and more stubborn — than many of us realize. The median African-American household has just 6 percent of the wealth of the median White American household, the Institute for Policy Studies...