The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-April 2018 Jobs Release
On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its Employment Situation Summary for the month of April. Here are some labor market indicators to watch.
The Benefits of Nutrition Assistance for African American Maternal and Infant Health
Cuts to nutrition assistance programs may worsen poor maternal and infant health outcomes in the midst of an already dire mortality crisis.
Tax Cuts for the Top 1 Percent Cost More Than SNAP
This table presents a state-by-state comparison of TCJA tax cuts for the top 1 percent and SNAP spending.
House Republican Farm Bill Proposal Launches a Dangerous Attack on Nutrition Assistance
The House majority’s draft Farm Bill would deeply cut millions of families’ access to nutrition assistance while saddling states with greater administrative costs.
A Criminal Record Shouldn’t Be a Life Sentence to Poverty
One Philadelphia resident explains how Pennsylvania's clean slate policies have given him a second chance at life outside of prison.
The Trump Plan to Cut Benefit Programs Threatens Children
Cuts to programs that provide children with health care, nutritious food, and stable housing will compromise their development during a critically important time.
News You Can Use: Research Roundup for Re-Entry Advocates
This fact sheet summarizes key research findings on the far-reaching consequences that even a minor criminal record can have on individuals, families, communities, and the economy, as well as research on policies designed to mitigate these consequences.
Progressive Policy Wins in the Omnibus
Congress’ spending deal makes a number of important policy advances—although it shamefully leaves Dreamers behind.
The Highly Negative Impacts of Vouchers
The negative impact of vouchers on student achievement is equivalent to missing out on more than one-third of a year of classroom learning.
Echoes of Katrina: Post-Hurricane Maria Public Health Threats and Trauma
Six months since Hurricane Maria made landfall, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands face the same preventable public health crises and trauma that afflicted Gulf Coast communities after Katrina.
Ensuring Basic Living Standards for All
American voters reject congressional proposals to cut health care, housing, education, and nutrition assistance programs and favor policies that invest in good jobs and economic security.
March 1 Is Minimum Wage Workers’ Equal Pay Day
March 1, 2018 marks how far into the new year America's lowest-paid workers must work just to earn the same amount they did in 2009, when Congress last increased the federal minimum wage.
Conservative Myths About Medicaid
Conservatives rely on old, inaccurate myths about Medicaid to defend their proposals to cut this essential program.
Fact Sheets: President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget Harms Nearly Every Community Across the Country
Trump’s budget is an unmitigated disaster for everyday Americans—including women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, communities of color, and more.
Rising Inequality Is Threatening the Health of Social Security
President Trump and the congressional majority are handing the wealthiest Americans a tax break every year by refusing to raise Social Security’s payroll tax cap.