Lab Report: Segregated By Design

Segregation effect: In the largest U.S. cities, low-income housing projects that use federal tax credits are perpetuating segregation, according to a New York Times review of data. Fair housing advocates say misuse of the nation’s biggest source of funding for affordable housing is deepening racial divides. From the Times:

Self-reflection: Though many in D.C. identify the city’s affordable housing shortage as its biggest problem, a new poll finds that wealthy new homeowners are blaming… wealthy new homeowners… as the cause. (Washington Post)