Isolated and Segregated
Far too many school districts are intensely segregated by income and socioeconomic status, but Americans are largely in support of change.
The Trump Budget Threatens Children’s Health
The Trump budget’s 20 percent cut to CHIP is not an acceptable starting point for the upcoming congressional debate over reauthorizing CHIP funding.
How the Trump Budget Threatens the American People
President Trump’s budget cuts translate into direct harms for Americans across the country.
Hands Off Our Air, Water, and Public Lands
Trump’s budget is a governmentwide assault on public health, the nation’s coasts and outdoors, and energy innovation.
8 Ways the Trump Budget Threatens the Health and Safety of American Families
The Trump budget would endanger the health and safety of American families while giving tax cuts to millionaires.
The Trump Budget’s Attack on People with Disabilities
The Trump budget would be particularly damaging for Americans with disabilities.
How the Trump Budget Undermines Economic Security for Working Families
The Trump budget would squeeze working families for the benefit of wealthy elites.
The Trump Budget Will Worsen Climate Change While Hurting the Most-Affected Families
Between climate denial and severe budget cuts, President Trump is dealing a double blow to those living on the brink.
Disability Benefits Do Not Stop Men from Working
Disability benefits are not the cause of declining labor force participation among prime-age men.
President Trump’s Proposed Cuts to the Legal Services Corporation Would Increase the Justice Gap
Instead of trying to cut legal aid, President Trump should be investing in it.
Toward a Marshall Plan for America
The economy is not producing access to a good, stable middle-class life for people who do not go to college. On prudential and ethical grounds, progressives must do more to create decent job opportunities and secure family situations for all working people facing difficult economic conditions not within their control.
Trump’s First 100 Days in 100 Seconds
Watch a 100-second run-down of Trump's chaotic first 100 days.
100 Ways, in 100 Days, that Trump Has Hurt Americans
Trump’s actions during his first 100 days in office have time and again benefitted corporations and the wealthy at the expense of ordinary Americans.
3 Communities that Would Be Devastated by Trump’s Threats Against Sanctuary Cities
Recent federal and state actions against sanctuary cities would gut these communities’ economic foundations and decimate the basic living standards of struggling Americans.
Race Has Everything to Do with Trump’s Budget. Here’s Why.
Flawed racial stereotypes about welfare in America lay at the heart of the administration’s decision-making on the budget.