Why Is the City of Jackson Losing Its Tax Base?

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Between 1970 and 1990, Jackson went from being 60% white to being nearly 60% black. Many look at the city as a stain on the state rather than something that they're proud of," she says. "The infrastructure failings are something that have compounded over years and years"

What’s happening in Jackson is hardly unique: Cities and states across the US are setting themselves up for failure by postponing expensive but critical work on aging water infrastructure. Climate change is making things worse, faster.

This episode was produced by Jillian Weinberger and Amanda Lewellyn with help from Victoria Chamberlin and Victoria Dominguez, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Serena Solin, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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