Social and Economic Disparity

Can Incorporation Help Majority-Black Communities Combat The Effects of Racist Policy?

Between 1990 and 2010, 44 Cities of Color were created across the country. Four reveal some of the opportunities and challenges that confront them.

Urban Review: Corps Funds at Risk, Schools Closing Down and a Potential School Funding Showdown

This week, Army Corps funds could be diverted from flood projects, Austin confronts dropping student enrollment, new research on the gap between reality and perception when it comes to racial economic progress and a chance for school funding reform.

Unemployment Is Down. What About Opportunity?

A new report looks at job quality by metropolitan area, finding cause for "cautious optimism."

Excerpt: Can A Market-Oriented City Also Be Inclusive?

In a new chapter, Kinder Institute Director Bill Fulton considers Houston's opportunities and challenges when it comes to creating a truly inclusive city.

With Rising Disaster Costs Comes Increasing Inequality

New research builds on the work of two sociologists documenting the connection between disasters and inequality.