Urban Institute

Elevate the Debate

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How early childhood home visiting programs can lift up families and communities.

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Affordability is not the main problem with housing in Indian Country.

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Proposed cuts to HUD’s housing assistance, healthy housing, and housing improvement programs would keep many families in substandard, unhealthy homes.

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Less segregated communities aren’t only more inclusive. They’re more prosperous.

What exactly are the costs of segregation on metropolitan regions, and how does it limit economic vibrancy and earnings potential of residents?

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Analysis: Nearly 1 in 3 black Americans ages 18 to 64 have past-due medical bills.

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What happens when you subtract schools from communities?

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Analysis: The American Health Care Act’s tax changes and transfers would benefit the wealthy-- and hurt the lowest-income households.

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There is no refugee crisis here: How the United States’ refugees differ from Europe’s

Discourse surrounding international issues has been cut and pasted onto the US refugee system, leading to public confusion over the meaning of “refugee.”

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Improving the lives of kids in public housing

Children tend to be forgotten in debates on public housing policies, and few policy or program initiatives respond to the challenges they face.

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Housing market revival is key to Detroit’s economic recovery

A healthy housing market can build Detroit residents’ wealth, attracts new residents, stabilize neighborhoods, and generate revenue for local government.

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Don’t let student borrowers off tax free

A bipartisan proposal to allow employers to help pay off employees’ student loans would do nothing to help those who are struggling to repay their loans.

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Under an ACA replacement, health insurance options for middle- and low-income people would shrink

Under a recently leaked ACA replacement plan, the level of coverage affordable with proposed tax credits would vary substantially with a person’s age.

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Bob Lerman: Homeownership vouchers give Ben Carson a way to fight poverty without increasing government spending.

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Why do a larger share of millennials and gen Xers have past-due medical debt than older Americans?

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What’s stopping seniors from accessing the wealth stored in their home equity?

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Federal data empowers local decisionmaking

A proposed bill to protect local decisionmaking could end up limiting access to federal data used by local governments to make informed decisions.

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Targeting undocumented immigrants won't increase public safety

The Trump administration’s focus on enforcing immigration law stems from myths that bind immigration to national security, crime, and terrorism.