In 2015, Starbucks launched its Community Store Program, an initiative aiming to open stores in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Then, in 2020, the company announced that it would expand the program andContinue Reading
Healthcare outcomes for individuals vary greatly across the United States. Factors such as socioeconomic status and location have a strong impact on the ability to live a healthy life. InContinue Reading
Economic and neighborhood development in low-income areas can transform macroeconomic issues caused by mass incarceration. Government-funded development programs that encourage access to secure housing, food, and education would intervene inContinue Reading
For decades, Californians have been concerned about the adverse health effects of air pollution. The Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control District, for example, was one of the first ofContinue Reading
Los Angeles is known for a lot of things: Hollywood, world-famous beaches, and great food. Yet, it has also earned a reputation for being home to some of the mostContinue Reading
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic feels like it has been taken straight from a movie plot. It feels too grand to be true: entire economies and markets have come to anContinue Reading
On a broad level, America is seeing rapid, widespread demographic shifts. But some areas are experiencing greater shifts than others. People of color will soon become the national majority, andContinue Reading
The bankruptcy of Detroit in 2013 shocked the country due to its sheer size, but was also fairly expected given the decline of the American automotive industry in theContinue Reading
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