Will the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan address structural inequality?
“A policy window of opportunity is now opened by growing public support to address structural racism in light of the Black Lives Matter movement and nationwide condemnation of anti-Asian actions. Alternative approaches to improving governmental responsiveness to Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities now loom large at all levels of the public sphere. Policy actors have a unique opportunity to address structural inequalities by making timely investments in the “street-level” service delivery system, such as schools and classrooms, public transit, water supply system, street safety, mental health clinics, parks and recreational facilities, nursing homes, and job training sites.”