IERE LABThe Institute for Economic and Racial Equity (IERE) is a research institute that advances economic opportunity and equity for individuals and families, particularly households of color and those kept out of the economic mainstream.
Disclaimer: Posts are solely the views of the author and do not represent the views of Brandeis University or The Institute on Assets and Social Policy. It’s not a stretch to say that Nursing Aides keep our healthcare system afloat. When my husband collapsed while recovering from surgery six months ago, it was a Nursing […]
Disclaimer: Posts are solely the views of the author and do not represent the views of Brandeis University or The Institute on Assets and Social Policy. Government responses to COVID-19 have demonstrated how crisis policy can reinforce and expand inequalities. At the ISAP Lab, we have written about pandemic disruption to employment, and housing security, […]
Disclaimer: Posts are solely the views of the author and do not represent the views of Brandeis University or The Institute on Assets and Social Policy. Countless scholars and journalists have commented on how the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the underlying inequities in our country. Black and Latinx Americans are three times as likely to […]
Disclaimer: Posts are solely the views of the author and do not represent the views of Brandeis University or The Institute on Assets and Social Policy. As the world is struggling to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic that triggered rapid economic declines at levels rarely seen before, this pandemic also underscores the vital link between […]
Disclaimer: Posts are solely the views of the author and do not represent the views of Brandeis University or The Institute on Assets and Social Policy. The story of Colin Kaepernick captivated America’s attention in 2016. The famous NFL quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers rose to fame by leading his team to a Superbowl […]
Disclaimer: Posts are solely the views of the author and do not represent the views of Brandeis University or The Institute on Assets and Social Policy. This time of unprecedented crisis is shaking our collective understanding of work in ways that may open up new policy opportunities. How do we address historic unemployment when we […]
Disclaimer: Posts are solely the views of the author and do not represent the views of Brandeis University or The Institute on Assets and Social Policy. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted work for millions of U.S. workers, creating large-scale financial stress and precarity, with particularly devastating effects for workers of color and immigrant workers. The […]
Welcome to IASP Lab! We are initiating this curated column in the midst of disaster and uncertainty, as COVID-19’s ravages and the George Floyd-inspired nationwide protest and demand for change alters our world, our mission, our lives, our identities, and our work. Our Work. The space that melds the personal, practice, and policy to our […]
Disclaimer: Posts are solely the views of the author and do not represent the views of Brandeis University or The Institute on Assets and Social Policy. IASP Lab Director’s Post 5.15.20 [This post pre-dates the national outrage over George Floyd’s murder] In a world before COVID-19: Banning immigration touches off a maelstrom of protests. Shredding […]
Disclaimer: Posts are solely the views of the author and do not represent the views of Brandeis University or The Institute on Assets and Social Policy. I write as Director of the Institute on Assets and Social Policy to express my deep and abiding solidarity with those standing up, speaking out, and fighting back against […]
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