The Equality Issue - March 15, 2021 Issue

March 15, 2021 Issue

The Legacy of the Lost Year Will Be Devastating Inequality

By Peter Coy

Bloomberg Opinion

Congress Is Broken. Earmarks Might Actually Help

By The Editors

First U.S. Shutdown In 17 Years Unavoidable With No Talks

Remarks

‘Hey, Hey, Money Maker’: Inside the $156 Billion SPAC Bubble

By Heather Perlberg

Business

Jack Ma Crackdown Casts a Chill on China’s Tech Entrepreneurs

By Peter Elstrom and Coco Liu

China’s $4,230 Electric Cars Tap Huge Market Tesla Can’t Reach

By River Davis

Technology

This Startup Wants to Fill the Skies With Cargo-Filled Robot Planes

By Ashlee Vance

For Amazon Workers, Winning Union Vote Would Be Just a First Step

By Matt Day and Josh Eidelson

Finance

The Economy Looks Set to Roar, and That Worries Investors

By Michael P. Regan and Liz McCormick

Lex Greensill’s Dreams of a $7 Billion Empire Unraveled in Days

By Lucca De Paoli

Singapore Tackles Corporate Scandals to Preserve Its Clean Reputation

By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen and Ishika Mookerjee

Economics

Biden’s $4 Trillion Industrial Policy Faces Bigger Hurdles Than Politics

By Shawn Donnan

U.S. Stimulus Is Delivering the Cash to Mexicans That AMLO Won’t

By Max de Haldevang

Mexico Welcomes Tourists With Few Restrictions Amid Pandemic

Politics

Biden Signals Assault on Big Tech as DOJ Pick Looms

By Joshua Green

One Tech-Funded University Helped Shape FTC’s Hands-Off Approach

By David McLaughlin

Features

The Legacy of the Lost Year Will Be Devastating Inequality

By Peter Coy

A Tax Code Optimized for White Wealth Leaves Black Americans Behind

By Ben Steverman

Minority Asset Managers Are Still Waiting for a Social Justice Bump

By Saijel Kishan

How Unfair Property Taxes Keep Black Families From Gaining Wealth

By Jason Grotto

Where the Rich Are Getting Richer Around the World

By Mark Glassman and Ben Steverman

LGBTQ Rights Regress in Unexpected Places Yet Advance in Others

By Rebecca Greenfield

Science Will End the Pandemic, But the ‘Exit Strategy’ Needs Work

By James Paton

Marketers Are Underpaying Black Influencers While Pushing Black Lives Matter

By Sarah Frier

Nubank Aims to Give Millions of Unbanked Their First Accounts

By Felipe Marques

New Data Expose Precisely How White and Male Some U.S. Companies Are

By Jeff Green, Gerald Porter Jr., Cedric Sam, Christopher Cannon, Rachel Adams-Heard, David R Baker, Dina Bass, Ryan Beene, Kim Bhasin, Thomas Black, Kristen V Brown, Katherine Chiglinsky, Michelle Cortez, Kevin Crowley, Michelle Davis, Matt Day, Joe Deaux, Brody Ford, Gerson Freitas Jr, Nico Grant, Corinne Gretler, Riley Griffin, Mark Gurman, Jordyn Holman, Julie Johnsson, Tiffany Kary, Ian King, Angelica LaVito, Robert Langreth, Hannah Levitt, Annie Massa, Scott Moritz, Sridhar Natarajan, Keith Naughton, Lananh Nguyen, Spencer Norris, Christopher Palmeri, Leslie Patton, Brett Pulley, Tony Robinson, Josh Saul, Deena Shanker, Lucas Shaw, Gerry Smith, Jennifer Surane, John Tozzi, Will Wade, Kurt Wagner, David Welch, David Wethe, Natalie Wong and Henry Ren

How Big Tech Is Importing India’s Caste Legacy to Silicon Valley

By Saritha Rai

Boarding Schools for India’s Outcasts Are Tearing Down Class Barriers

By Robin Fall

Last Thing

Corporate America Goes on a Diversity Officer Hiring Spree

By Jeff Green