There are all sorts of odd legacy housing policies in this country, some of which contribute to major social problems, like inequalities in education. This Ame

There are all sorts of odd legacy housing policies in this country, some of which contribute to major social problems, like inequalities in education. This American Life touched on this in 512, "House Rules": http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/512/house-rules http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/512/h... (audio) http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/512/transcript http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/512/t... (transcript) TAL brings in Nikole Hannah-Jones, from Pro Publica. Her full article is here: http://www.propublica.org/article/living-apart-how-the-government-betrayed-a-landmark-civil-rights-law http://www.propublica.org/article/living-apart-how-the-gover... It's a really interesting tour through the political history of US housing law, highlighting some of its nonsensical impacts More of a snowfall version: http://www.propublica.org/article/segregation-now-the-resegregation-of-americas-schools/#melissa http://www.propublica.org/article/segregation-now-the-resegr...