To battle racism, apply a racial lens to policymaking

By Abbey Chambers

We have multiple crises going on right now. There’s the pandemic, police violence against Black individuals, and let’s not forget climate change. Then there’s the crisis that I personally spend a lot of time thinking about, which is the growing wealth and income gaps. This crisis, which is being exacerbated by the pandemic, has been brewing for decades, even centuries, and disproportionately affects people of color. The riots and looting that followed some of the peaceful protests can be viewed as symptoms of these widening economic gaps. Solutions that can help close these gaps are complicated by racism…