With little public notice and accelerating speed, child poverty fell by 59 percent from 1993 to 2019, according to a comprehensive new analysis that shows the critical role of increased government aid.
Tag: Poverty
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Guaranteed Income Programs Spring Up City by City
Since 2020, four dozen pilot programs have started, with Los Angeles running one of the largest to provide cash assistance.
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The Exceptionally American Experience of Selling My Plasma
The world’s blood banks are filled with “donations” from America’s poor.
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Education in America: School Is for Social Mobility
If politics is the art of the possible, perhaps the biggest silver lining of these past two years has been to redefine what is possible.
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In an Unequal Economy, the Poor Face Inflation Now and Job Loss Later
Americans with low incomes are pulling back from buying even as their richer counterparts keep spending — with potentially big consequences.