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BINGO Issues
Afghanistan
- Shareables
- The US Response to the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis: Seize and Privatize
- The Reserves of Da Afghanistan Bank Belong to Afghanistan
- Afghanistan: One Year of Taliban Rule, Event Transcript
Child Tax Credit
- Shareables
- Conservatives’ Obstruction Leads to a Tripling of American Indian Child Poverty
- New Analysis Shows Restoring the Expanded Child Tax Credit is Vital in an Age of Frequent Work Instability
Climate Change
- Shareables
- Climate Change and the Future of Catastrophe Insurance Programs
- We Need More State Climate Corps Jobs Open to More Young People
- Disasters and Vanishing Land Are Leaving the Most Vulnerable Behind in Southeastern Louisiana
- More SDRs for Latin America and the Caribbean: An Effective Tool in an Era of Multiple Crises
- The Growing Debt Burdens of Global South Countries: Standing in the Way of Climate and Development Goals
COVID
- Shareables
- End of COVID-19 Emergency Declarations is Shortsighted and Premature
- Work-Hour Volatility by the Numbers: How Do Workers Fare in the Wake of the Pandemic
- Massive Public Investment Made COVID-19 Vaccines Possible
Disability
- Shareables
- Preview of the 2024 Disability and Economic Justice Chartbook
- Record Low Union Membership Shows Need for Ambitious Reform
- A Closer Look at Recent Increases in Disabled Employment
Elections
- Shareables
- House Democrats Worried that Migration Surge Caused by US Sanctions Could Cost Them in 2024
- Labor Faces a Partisan Divide on Most Important Issues Going Forward
- New Poll Reveals How Middle East Conflict Could Imperil Biden’s Reelection Bid
Gas Prices
- Shareables
- Why Biden Can’t Afford to Expand the War
- New Poll Reveals How Middle East Conflict Could Imperil Biden’s Reelection Bid
Gun Violence
- Shareables
- Subsidized Employment Can Reduce Crime and Gun Violence Among Black Men
- Racial Segregation and Gun Violence in Black Communities
Health Care
- Shareables
- Declining Healthcare Costs: The Good Economic News Keeps Getting Better
- Punitive Work Tests in SNAP and Medicaid Would Harm Workers with Unstable Jobs
- Medicare Advantage and Deceptive Marketing
- Profiting at the Expense of Seniors: The Financialization of Home Health Care
Housing
- Shareables
- The Federal Government Can Do a Lot More To Help Black Renters
- Only Radical Changes Will Make Rents Affordable
Inflation
Jobs Recovery
- Shareables
- Trends in State and Local Government Employment
- Things About the Economy to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
- The Three Labor Market Struggles Facing Black America
- We Need More State Climate Corps Jobs Open to More Young People
Immigration
- Shareables
- Trump’s Sanctions Are Still Hurting Everyday Venezuelans — and Fueling Migration
- House Democrats Worried that Migration Surge Caused by US Sanctions Could Cost Them in 2024
October 7th/Gaza
- Shareables
- Poll: Majority of Americans Say Biden Should Halt Weapons Shipments to Israel
- A Widening War in the Middle East Could Alter US Election Results
Rx Prices
- When It Comes to Prescription Drugs, the Washington Post Can’t Even Conceive of Free Trade
- Replace Patent Monopolies With Direct Public Funding for Drug Research
- Government-Granted Patent Monopolies Are Not the Free Market
Sanctions
SCOTUS
- Shareables
- How Restricting Reproductive Rights Hurts People with Disabilities: A Review of Research Findings
- Disability Justice and Civil Rights: The Fight Isn’t Over After Acheson v. Laufer
Social Security
- Shareables
- Millionaires Stop Contributing to Social Security on March 2, 2024
- The Return of the Aging Crisis: Diverting Attention from Inequality
- The New York Times Has Decided We Need to Cut Social Security and Medicare
Student Debt
- Shareables
- Student Loan Debt is Common Across All Race and Gender Groups, Especially for Black Women
- Things About the Economy to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Ukraine
- International Monetary Fund Lifts Veil on Surcharges
- IMF Surcharge Fees Hurt Those the Fund Is Meant to Help
Unions
- Shareables
- The Union Advantage for Young Workers: Higher Wages and More Benefits
- How Unions Can Use Universal Design to Better Serve Workers with Disabilities