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FREOPP Highlights

The monthly newsletter summarizing recent research and news from scholars at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP.org), a non-profit, non-partisan think tank focused on expanding economic opportunity to those who least have it.
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A better alternative to reparations
Plus: Considering the threat of de-dollarization; a new proposal to increase prescription drug competition; and tough choices about homeless encampments…
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What the productivity paradox means for America's housing costs
Plus: The Biden Administration makes a move toward big increases in poverty spending; bipartisan energy reforms make incremental progress; and Freedom…
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The inflation problem that may surprise you
Plus: Opportunity Zones are poised to make a comeback; Black Americans’ nuanced views on policing; and new Alzheimer’s drugs that come with high…
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Debt ceiling bill takes the wrong path to fiscal responsibility
Plus: Getting community-based care to veterans; improving outcomes for foster children; and how to fix the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
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Borrowers with good credit shouldn't have to shoulder affordable housing costs
Plus: States that don’t comply with transparency laws; the need for more and better workforce training; and considering the connection between race and…
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Is there a place for a central bank digital currency in America?
Plus: The colleges and majors that deliver the most economic mobility; what to make of calls for prison abolition; and welcoming Michael Tanner to…
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Bitcoin and the U.S. fiscal reckoning
Plus: What do government guarantees mean for banking; and assessing new energy proposals from House Republicans
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