Between 2010 and 2020 the population in Madison grew by nearly 37,000 people according to census data; however, the city’s housing supply didn’t keep up. As we grapple with reality of housing access, and parse out the fight among home owners, renters, and developers, host Christina Lieffring brings the legacy of segregationist housing policies into the conversation. 

Economist and best selling author Richard Rothstein joins the show to talk about his latest book Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law. The book offers concrete answers and solutions to historical inequities. Just Action was co-written by Leah Rothstein, Richard’s daughter and housing policy expert in her own right.

Richard Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow (emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He is the author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.

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