The Cost of Being Californian

A new report from the Insight Center draws on new 2018 Self-Sufficiency Standard data to spotlight widespread economic insecurity and inequality in California.

Fighting at Birth

A new research brief from the Insight Center and the Cook Center on Social Equity provides a foundation for identifying and understanding root causes of the racial infant mortality gap.

Getting Real About Racial Wealth Inequities

Watch the video or listen to the podcast from our virtual conversation.

The End of DACA

The Insight Center is appalled by the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Federal Job Guarantee

A new research brief from the Insight Center, The New School, and the Cook Center on Social Equity calls for a Federal Job Guarantee to create a stronger, more inclusive economy.

Driving Into Debt

Read our new report detailing the inequities of California's traffic fines and fees system and our recommendations for reform.

Women, Race & Wealth

Women, Race and Wealth is the first in a series of briefs that summarize patterns of household wealth among Black and white women by college education, family structure and age using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).

The Color of Wealth

The dramatic wealth disparities between White communities and communities of color long predate the dramatic economic downturn of 2007–09. Read a joint publication of the Urban Institute, Duke University, The New School, and the Insight Center for Community Economic Development

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04/20/2018