November 5, 2025
Entitlement Reform: A Problem We Can No Longer Avoid
The clock is ticking on America’s most popular social programs. Social Security’s trust fund is…
May 28, 2025
An Evaluation of Approaches to Cut and Reform SNAP
House Republicans narrowly passed their version of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” last week, and…
March 18, 2025
Poorly Defined: Reforming the Poverty Line | POLICY LENS
Ever since President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “war on poverty” in 1964, the US…
May 20, 2024
Indivar Dutta-Gupta and Scott Winship on the 60th Anniversary of LBJ’s “War on Poverty” on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal”
Indivar Dutta-Gupta and Scott Winship talked about the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Great Society” speech…
March 25, 2024
Families Slip Back Into Poverty After Pandemic-Era Child Tax Credit Expires
Watch the full video here. During the pandemic, lawmakers dramatically, but temporarily, expanded the social…
March 4, 2024
Exploring America’s Social Safety Net And The Political Fights Around It
View the full video here. Our new series, “America’s Safety Net,” is focused on the…
February 14, 2024
Debate: The Future of Family Policy
A new bill is making its way through Congress, aiming to expand the existing Child Tax Credit…
November 3, 2022
Child Poverty: Trends and Outlook
Spotlight hosted an engaging and substantive discussion on recent trends in childhood poverty. The event,…