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US Sanctions Policy: Frequently Asked Questions
The following resource is intended to aid policymakers and advocates in understanding US sanctions policy and its lethal and humanitarian consequences.
Economic Security and Poverty
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Can Trump Tank the Biden Economy? Here Are Eight Ways
Biden handed a strong economy to Donald Trump. Can he manage to tank it?
The Implications of Rate Hikes and Coal Power Domination for West Virginia Household Budgets
Explore the impact of rate hikes in West Virginia’s residential electricity market and the domination of coal power.
Report
Customer Tips Are Providing the Lion’s Share of Wages to Tipped Workers
The so-called “tip credit” subsidizes employers & short-changes workers.
Article
Corporate America Must Step Up to Save the Child Tax Credit
An expansion of the Child Tax Credit would boost businesses by giving more purchasing power to people who need it.
Article
Millionaires Stop Contributing to Social Security on March 2, 2024
Just two months into 2024, millionaires are about to stop contributing to Social Security for the rest of the year.
Article
Disasters and Vanishing Land Are Leaving the Most Vulnerable Behind in Southeastern Louisiana
Through the combination of subsidence — land literally sinking from the previously noted resource extraction — and rising sea waters, the Gulf of Mexico is slowly swallowing lower Plaquemines.
Student Loan Debt is Common Across All Race and Gender Groups, Especially for Black Women
Subsidized Employment Can Help California’s High-Unemployment Latino Cities
The low national unemployment rate can obscure much variation across the country. In every state, many communities continue to experience high unemployment. This problem is particularly visible in a large state like California.
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Conservatives’ Obstruction Leads to a Tripling of American Indian Child Poverty
Child Tax Credit, United States, Poverty, Inequality, Health and Social Programs
