In the UK, the pandemic is making it harder to tackle geographic inequality
Government efforts to "level up" England's north and Midlands regions will now be four times more difficult, according to a new report.
Economy / Poverty
Poverty
Pandemic job losses could fuel a rise in homelessness for years
Anthony Orlando of the Economic Roundtable discusses new report findings that the pandemic could cause twice as much new homelessness as the 2008 Great Recession.
Why don’t we treat housing as infrastructure?
High-cost cities tend to deem housing a financial asset rather than a human right. A new report suggests it may be time for a different approach.
As Silicon Valley goes remote, its service workers face an uncertain future
Tech companies are increasingly telling employees they will not need to return to the office after the pandemic. That could further threaten some of the region's lowest-paid jobs.
In climate-challenged Mumbai, development patterns are adding fuel to the fire
"At a time when we recognise the city is getting hotter, it seems a little perverse to pave over some of the city’s last open spaces."
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A Brazilian favela is combating Covid through community
Distrustful of the government's pandemic response, residents took matters into their own hands.
Can basic income really work? Cities’ experiments may hold clues
The idea is to address economic pain by giving people money, no strings attached. A few places are testing it out to see what happens.
Americans are still being evicted during the coronavirus pandemic
Matthew Desmond discusses housing protections during a global emergency.
An economic crash opens a ‘window for hope’ on universal basic income
A researcher explains how cash assistance fits into governments' response to coronavirus.
