A just society is built on an inclusive economy that allows everyone to pursue the dreams they have for themselves and their families. Only by closing the racial wealth gap and putting economic ...

Early in my legal education, tax law beckoned me with a career opportunity that promised objectivity. I liked its reliance on hard numbers, and my law professors said green was the only color in the ...

Seated at the crossroads of major trade and transport arteries in Southern California, Jurupa Valley is also a nexus of local organizing and leadership development. It is a multicultural beating heart ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted the lives of everyone living in the United States and around the world, but the most severe health and economic impacts have been concentrated among people of color, ...

The Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace) and Medicaid are important sources of coverage in farm states, with between one-fifth and one-third of the states’ populations enrolled in one of these ...

When we imagine a caregiver, we often picture a woman: a mother caring for young children, spouse, and the daily household chores, a daughter nursing a father with disabilities, or a female child care ...

After decades of rising obesity rates among adults, the pace of increase is beginning to slow, but rates remain high. This report reveals that adult obesity rates increased in six states in the past ...

Note: This brief was originally published in May 2021 and released again in February 2023 to include the latest research related to paid family leave and to update the number of states passing and ...

What happens when young men and boys of color aren’t able to be themselves in any setting? In San Diego, refugees from East Africa commonly experience discrimination, racism, and Islamophobia. Young ...

One year after implementation of the No Surprises Act (NSA), the law is largely protecting consumers from the most pervasive forms of surprise billing, but remaining gaps leave some patients with ...

Expanded coverage has saved lives, reduced health care costs, narrowed racial disparities, and provided peace of mind to those who would otherwise have been uninsured.