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The rise of buy now, pay later products, which often aren’t reported to credit bureaus, could affect borrowers’ ability to buy a home and sustain homeownership.
Four Lessons to Strengthen Land-Use Reforms The standard zoning reform process hasn't traditionally created equitable outcomes. How can planners and policymakers change this?Prisons Are Traumatizing, but It Is Possible to Reduce Some of Their Harm Prisons can take actions to treat incarcerated women with humanity, develop a more trauma-informed culture, and reduce some of incarceration’s harms.There’s Been a Concerning Lack of Progress for Communities of Color During the COVID-19 Crisis Four indicators show the stark inequities of the COVID-19 recession.Biden’s Social Security Plan Would Not Increase Taxes for Middle-Class Workers It would hit fewer than 1 percent of earners initially and would never affect more than the top 6 percent of earners.Why We Should Be Talking about Mental Health among Latinx Communities Although Latinx and white populations show similar rates of any mental illness, there are disparities when it comes to treatment.