by Alan Jenkins | Jan 7, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
Open, inclusive communities free of discrimination are critical to our national success and central to our values of equal opportunity for all. Our country has made significant progress toward that goal, due in large part to the Fair Housing Act. But much work remains...
by Alan Jenkins | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Populist Majority
Every couple of generations, the stars align to create the potential for monumental, transformative social change. It turns out we’re in just such a moment right now when it comes to tackling poverty in the United States. I don’t blame you for being skeptical....
by Alan Jenkins | Jul 15, 2014 | Blog, Democracy
The U.S. Senate last week overwhelmingly confirmed San Antonio Mayor Juliàn Castro to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. One of Castro’s first official acts as HUD Secretary should be to make concrete the Department’s duty to promote fair housing...
by Alan Jenkins | May 16, 2014 | Blog, Democracy
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling doubled down on bigotry this week, disparaging NBA icon Magic Johnson for his HIV-positive status, and saying that Johnson and other African-American entrepreneurs have done little to assist the Black community. Sterling’s...
by Alan Jenkins | Apr 14, 2014 | Blog, Economy
We measure a lot of stuff in our society—stuff like gasoline prices, Hollywood box office numbers and, Heaven help us, Kim Kardashian’s Twitter followers (there are 20.7 million, in case you’re wondering). But it’s rare that we try to measure our progress in achieving...
