Income inequality has increased dramatically in the United States over recent decades, surpassing its previous peak in the 1920s. In 2016, the average income among the bottom 24.9 million households ...

Income inequality has increased dramatically in the United States over recent decades, surpassing its previous peak in the 1920s. In 2016, the average income among the bottom 24.9 million households ...

There were wins and reasons for hope, too, as Twin Cities transit investments began to pay off and the pandemic rebound picked up pace.

At the inaugural conference for the Strong, Prosperous, and Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC)—a new $90 million investment initiative centered around making communities more equitable—Shelley ...

For as long as people have built cities, they have been centers of both opportunity and inequality. In ancient times, this was evident in the size of houses, the grandeur of monuments, and the ...

Recent articles by MinnPost are establishing with increasing clarity how the underachieving 2015 Legislature has short-changed both rural Minnesota and the Twin Cities urban core. Citing leading rural ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Thomas J. Sugrue discusses Race, Politics, and the Modern Metropolis in the Union Thursday. Hannah ...

The urban revival of the past two decades has led to a striking contradiction. As high-tech talent and industry have moved back to many cities, increasing their economic output and lowering ...

University of Waterloo provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Waterloo provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Inequality in cities has not been ...

The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 74, No. 3, Public Intellectuals: Jane Jacobs and Henry George (MAY, 2015), pp. 550-586 (37 pages) Unravelling the social and economic roots of ...

Brian Thiede has received funding from The United States Departments of Agriculture and Labor. David L. Brown receives funding from USDA -NIFA. Jaclyn Butler receives funding from The United States ...