Twelve months on
Race in America
Special reports -
How it confronts ethnic divisions matters to multiracial democracies everywhere
Race in America
America is becoming less racist but more divided by racism
How it confronts ethnic divisions matters to multiracial democracies everywhere
African-Americans
Millions of African-Americans remain stuck
They are poorer, less likely to own homes and more likely to be imprisoned than whites
White Americans
White Americans are beginning to realise that they too belong to a race
Anxiety about their country’s demography is fuelling the politics of racial backlash
Anti-discrimination policies
How to design anti-discrimination policies that actually work
Focus on actions, not feelings
Racial categories
Racial categorisation has grown more complex in America
But for race to become less significant, it may first need to matter more
Reparations
Reparations alone will not heal America’s racial divides
And practical questions over how they would work remain formidable
The future
Overt racism may be waning in America, but its scars remain deep
Americans who look different will need to figure out how to trust each other
Previous report
Shaken structures
The future of banking
Special reports -
Imagining a world without banks
- The future of banking: A future with fewer banks
- Banks v big tech: How fintech will eat into banks’ business
- Debt v equity: A bigger role for venture capital
- Low interest rates: When interest rates turn negative
- Public v private money: When central banks issue digital money
- Monetary sovereignty: Will the dollar stay dominant?
- Money on my mind: A brave new world for banks
- Sources and acknowledgments