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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…

November 5, 2025 | By James C. Capretta

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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…

May 28, 2025 | By Kevin Corinth

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Poorly Defined: Reforming the Poverty Line | POLICY LENS

Ever since President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “war on poverty” in 1964, the US…

March 18, 2025 | By Kevin Corinth

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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…

May 20, 2024 | By Scott Winship

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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 25, 2024 | By Matt Weidinger

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Federal Housing Assistance Shrinks as Rental Prices, Homelessness Reach Historic Highs

March 19, 2024 | By Kevin Corinth

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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…

March 4, 2024 | By Matt Weidinger

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Debate: The Future of Family Policy

A new bill is making its way through Congress, aiming to expand the existing Child Tax Credit…

February 14, 2024 | By Kevin Corinth

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Child Poverty: Trends and Outlook

Spotlight hosted an engaging and substantive discussion on recent trends in childhood poverty. The event,…

November 3, 2022 |