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Future of Equity in Cities
For a number of years now the top issues that matter are: economic development, infrastructure, and public safety. The Future of Equity in Cities seeks to take these core issues and forecast the opportunities and challenges to come in cities not just today, but in the decades to come through an analysis of long-range planning, an examination of on-the-ground programming of inclusive economic growth, and by seeking to better understand the public safety challenges that cities will face far into the future.
America's Tomorrow: Equity is the New Growth Model
As the country witnesses the emergence of a new racial and ethnic majority, equity—long a matter of social justice and morality—is now also an economic imperative. The nation can only achieve and sustain growth and prosperity by integrating all into the economy, including those who have too often been left behind. America’s Tomorrow describes the components of an equity-driven growth model and acknowledges that a true social movement is needed to achieve equity

Posted: August 31st, 2018 3:44 PM

Last Updated: January 20th, 2021 8:03 PM

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/05/23/americans-arent-ready-weather-sustained-downturn-new-report-shows/?utm_term=.65282afa92fe

Are Americans benefiting from the strong economy — aside from the rich? A Fed report raises questions.


Ambulances are parked outside the emergency room at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. A Federal Reserve study says 4 in 10 Americans say they wouldn’t be able to scrape together for a $400 emergency expense, and a quarter of Americans skipped some form of medical care in the past year because they couldn’t afford it. (Mary Altaffer/AP)By Andrew Van DamMay 23