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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.
Economic Security and Poverty
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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.
Informe
Ecuador: Una década de progreso, desandada
Este resumen analiza algunos de los resultados de las reformas económicas, las políticas públicas y los cambios institucionales durante los últimos 15 años en Ecuador.
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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
Report
Ecuador: A Decade of Progress, Undone
Ahead of snap elections scheduled for August 20, 2023, this issue brief looks at some of the results of Ecuador’s economic reforms, policy, and institutional changes over the past 15 years.
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Conservative Politicians Choose Higher Child Poverty Rates
Policymakers are choosing to have a high U.S. poverty rate and worsening the economic health of the nation.
New Analysis Shows Restoring the Expanded Child Tax Credit is Vital in an Age of Frequent Work Instability
Yesterday, the Census Bureau reported its annual income, poverty, and health insurance data for 2022.
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Subsidized Employment Can Reduce Crime and Gun Violence Among Black Men
Economic hardship, racial segregation, social isolation, joblessness, and other forms of underinvestment in communities contribute to high violent crime rates. Socioeconomic disadvantage is particularly concentrated in Black neighborhoods.
