In Baltimore, segregation can be felt even in your wallet

Jun 7, 2019
One journalist spent years reporting on segregation in Baltimore, Maryland. He found that segregated communities can shape our economic futures.
A mural of Freddie Gray near the location where he was arrested is pictured in Baltimore, Maryland in 2016.
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Why housing sales are stalling

Sep 25, 2018
Economic growth has been accelerating this year — unemployment is low, wages have been edging up and so has consumer spending. So you’d think the housing sector, which usually benefits from favorable conditions for consumers and working people, would be booming right now. But what was looking like a really good year for housing sales […]