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538. A Radically Simple Way to Boost a Neighborhood

Freakonomics Radio

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The American Dream Is Stalled Out

Findlay: Chicago has some of the lowest rates of upper mobility in particular for low-income kids and low-income black males. This is where Roger Hochschild and Discover thought they could make a difference. They started looking at low-income neighborhoods in Chicago for a place to build a new call center. Findlay: Some of the worst outcomes for black Americans are from Chicago zip codes.

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