By Megan Haberle, PRRAC Grantmakers, practitioners, and advocates have recognized the role of place in shaping health, and know that there is a growing urgency to respond to inequities related to housing, residential segregation, and neighborhood conditions. This urgency is likely to soon be compounded by the emerging issue of climate change and the health effects it will … [Read more...] about Health, Housing, and Civil Rights Strategies (Grantmakers – Health Newsletter)
PRRAC Op-Eds and Blogs
Stacking the Deck: The Regulatory Accountability Act’s Threat to Civil Rights (American Prospect)
By Megan Haberle, PRRAC The Trump administration has made clear its intention to “deconstruct the regulatory state.” While they have lost no time in beginning to pick off specific regulations, the broader goal is to implement structural changes to bedrock administrative law and policies. What’s Trump’s endgame? Conservatives hope to get, if not a full “deconstruction,” at … [Read more...] about Stacking the Deck: The Regulatory Accountability Act’s Threat to Civil Rights (American Prospect)
Does the DeVos Education Budget Promote “Choice” or Segregation? (PhilanTopic)
By Kimberly Hall and Michael Hilton, PRRAC The American public education system should provide all students with the opportunity to receive a rigorous, quality education — regardless of class, race, or ethnicity. In direct opposition to this goal, the FY2018 budget recommendations issued by the Trump administration would limit and even reduce opportunities, support, and … [Read more...] about Does the DeVos Education Budget Promote “Choice” or Segregation? (PhilanTopic)
How Attacks on the Administrative State Can Be Attacks on the Most Vulnerable (Spotlight on Poverty)
By Megan Haberle, PRRAC Many Americans who benefit from federal health, safety, and other regulations nevertheless succumb to the rhetoric and are led to believe that they are victims of government red tape and an overly burdensome bureaucracy. However, despite its negative connotations, the administrative state is often central to the government’s work in protecting and … [Read more...] about How Attacks on the Administrative State Can Be Attacks on the Most Vulnerable (Spotlight on Poverty)
Moving to End Housing Segregation (New York Times-Letter to the Editor)
To the Editor: Your editorial is an especially important call for a renewed and enhanced commitment to ensuring that federal housing programs truly increase access to opportunity. Residential segregation and disinvestment have been caused and perpetuated by a long history of public and private discrimination. Overcoming this has been one of the most difficult … [Read more...] about Moving to End Housing Segregation (New York Times-Letter to the Editor)
