This chapter adopts a historically informed institution of racial domination framework to interpret trends in racial disparities in punishment, drawing from recent empirical and theoretical developmen
Fighting climate change, saving democracy, and eradicating poverty are urgent global challenges, yet the world’s leaders continue to pursue outdated policies that focus on one while worsening the trad
It’s time to face an inconvenient truth: our current approach to fighting racism is just not working.
There is widespread concern that public trust in elections is under threat in America and many other parts of the world.
The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology.
We develop new quasi-experimental tools to understand algorithmic discrimination and build nondiscriminatory algorithms when the outcome of interest is only selectively observed.
What explains variation in mayors’ strategic linkages with police forces they do not formally control?
We explore changes over time in how financially prepared Americans are for retirement, with a focus on the relative positions of Black and White families.
Corporate law is in a moment of vibrant and contentious discussions about potential reforms.
Behaviorally-informed “nudges” are widely used in government outreach, but face criticism for being too modest to address poverty at scale.
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