economic justice

Introduction This report examines how the federal income tax system contributes to racial disparities in the United States. Although tax provisions do not reference race directly, they operate in an economic landscape shaped by deep, persistent inequity. The authors argue that the code distributes benefits in ways that reflect long-standing disparities, particularly between Black and…

Introduction This article examines how racial bias shapes perceptions of grief after fatal police shootings. The authors ask whether people in the United States perceive the families of Black victims as experiencing different levels of emotional pain than families of white victims, and how these perceptions affect support for police accountability. The paper builds on…

Introduction This article challenges the idea that credit scores are neutral indicators of financial behavior. Credit scores are commonly used to make decisions about housing, employment, utilities, insurance, and educational opportunities, yet their widespread acceptance masks the racial and economic hierarchies these scores help sustain. Therefore, authors argue that credit scoring actually reinforces systems of…