Nine out of 10 Business Owners of Color Won’t Get COVID-19 Funding Says Joseph Parilla of the Brookings Institute: “It stands to reason that the way the PPP was structured, approved loans tended to skew toward White-owned small businesses.” N. Jamiyla Chisholm Apr 28, 2020 1:00PM EDT
Latinx Communities Fear Financial Ruin Because of COVID-19 “After the smoke clears up, we will see a zap of our small businesses,” said advocate Nancy Santiago Negrón. N. Jamiyla Chisholm Apr 13, 2020 2:45PM EDT
COVID-19 Has Made Rent Unpayable for Many New data shows that 31 percent of Americans were unable to pay April’s rent because of the novel coronavirus crisis. N. Jamiyla Chisholm Apr 9, 2020 2:30PM EDT
Puerto Rico Moves Closer to Bankruptcy Relief With New Debt Restructuring Plan The island’s advisory board has crafted a deal that could save the island $24 billion as it pays off bondholders. Ayana Byrd Feb 11, 2020 12:14PM EST
SCOTUS Considers Constitutionality of Law That Pulls Rico Out of Debt PROMESA was created to provide Puerto Rico with relief from its then-$72 billion in debt. Now a group of hedge funds wants it to fail. Ayana Byrd Oct 16, 2019 2:07PM EDT
Debut Episode of Economic Policy Institute's Podcast Tackles Racial Wealth Gap Host Pedro da Costa and EPI’s Valerie Wilson jump feet first into the tough conversation about race and wealth in America. N. Jamiyla Chisholm Oct 16, 2019 1:18PM EDT
