Economic Opportunity

The idea of guaranteed income has a long history but its modern, progressive origins in the U.S. are rooted in the racial and gender justice movements of the 1960s. Guaranteed…

Despite the large number of financial transactions that take place on a daily basis, nearly a billion women around the world are still excluded from the financial system—and opportunities to…

I was recently in Indianapolis, celebrating the accomplishments of a local community organization, the Indianapolis Housing Partnership (INHP), with my colleagues and our partners. INHP has been an innovator in virtually every aspect…

The business benefits of being a “socially good” company are clear. According to research by Deloitte, purpose-oriented companies grow three times faster on average than their competitors. Moreover, they report…

Feedback in the field of tourism is already quite present. Think about the last time you went on a trip, didn’t you get at least three emails from any travel…

In the wake of COVID-19, survey data indicated that adult workers had growing skepticism about the role of education in landing a good job. It’s shown up in America’s community colleges. National enrollments…

There are no easy solutions for the many challenges that rural American faces, but what is clear is that rural communities themselves must drive change and transformation.  Brian Dabson, Field…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides quarterly data on employment and wages for industries, including goat farming and limousine service, but not for the nation’s third-largest workforce – the…

Without identification, people cannot go to bars, rent an apartment, book a hotel room or buy a car. Each year, more than 600,000 people are released from state and federal prisons and…

Today, we know that true recovery, let alone renewal, is far more complicated. Despite our hopes, COVID-19 is not a finite moment in our global past, but an urgent reality…

Rising housing costs and the shortage of affordable housing have become some of the most pressing issues in the country, particularly in big cities like Los Angeles where I work…

The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by disrupted supply chains, a hike in commodity prices and inflation, increased public and private debt, and reduced economic output. Despite secular trends toward its…