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September 25, 2024
Disconnected: The Growing Class Divide in American Civic Life
…friends. In 2024, that number has dropped to just 17 percent. Read the PDF. Executive Summary At one time, American social and civic life was characterized by robust networks of…
September 25, 2024
The Costs of Inaction: Economic Risks from Housing Unaffordability
…payment assistance to 4 million first-time buyers over four years is almost certain to lead to higher home prices, thereby, more than eliminating the intended benefits. The millions of program…
September 24, 2024
Household Food Insecurity Rises Again – Inflation, especially for households ineligible for safety net programs, to blame
…did not receive the emergency allotment. Looking at this over a longer time period, the increase in food insecurity rates among SNAP recipients from 2019 to 2023 was 0.6 percent…
September 23, 2024
The Last Bipartisan Policy
…via a federal executive order in 2020, and former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, via a state executive order in 2022. In just the couple of years since that time, 23 states have…
September 23, 2024
Toward a Potential Grand Bargain for the Nation
…spending is an enormous political challenge. So is increasing spending on programs that advance economic opportunity. Doing both at the same time could be more politically feasible than addressing them…
September 23, 2024
The Kamala Harris Plan for More Housing Shortages
A signature feature of Kamala Harris’s housing plan is providing first-time home buyers with $25,000 in down-payment support, at a total cost of $100 billion over four years. Absent a severe…
September 21, 2024
Why Is Race Still a Factor in Adoption?
…As Tucker notes, “I do not view my work as passing judgment or merely having an opinion. Instead, I view it as preserving Blackness.” Maybe it’s time Tucker found a…
September 20, 2024
How Public Housing Fueled Boston’s Busing Riots
…to South Boston High School, set on the “heights” of that largely white neighborhood. At the time, and in retrospect, the violence was blamed on the racism of Boston’s “ethnic…
September 20, 2024
Don’t Believe the Doomsayers. The American Dream Is Still In Reach for Young People
…critical decisions about relationships, work, family formation, education, faith and more. The choices made during this timeframe, while not completely determinative, will have huge influence over a child’s life trajectory…
September 19, 2024
Government benefit programs already do a lot to help low income families
…percent of earned income above $2,500, up to $1,700 times the number of dependent children. The nonworking family receives no refundable CTC, and the middle-wage family receives a refundable CTC…