Sen. Rubio’s Child Tax Credit Is a Gift to Himself
Sen. Marco Rubio’s Child Tax Credit proposal isn’t as friendly to working families as he claims—cutting taxes for wealthier families, including his own.
It’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage in Los Angeles
Increasing the minimum wage in Los Angeles is an important step in providing hardworking Americans with a better opportunity to get ahead, while giving the economy a much-needed boost.
State of the States Report 2014
To make substantive change and dramatically reduce poverty and inequality in the United States, we must harness the momentum on the state and local level.
Building Local Momentum for National Change
Progress on passing policies to cut poverty at the national level remains frustratingly stagnant, but an anti-poverty agenda is building momentum at the local level.
Resetting the Poverty Debate: State of the States 2013
A new Half in Ten report examines the annual indicators of economic security and opportunity at the state-by-state level. The bottom line: Low-income families in states across the country are suffering from too many years of reckless efforts to reduce the federal deficit.
Resetting the Poverty Debate: Renewing Our Commitment to Shared Prosperity
Half in Ten analyzes the nation's progress toward cutting poverty in half in 10 years, tracking progress along several indicators of success.
Video: Making the Right Choices for Shared Prosperity
The American Dream hangs in the balance as Congress considers cuts to human-needs programs that lift millions out of poverty and expand economic opportunity to all. The choices we make next will determine the economic security of our families and our future economic competitiveness.
The Right Choices to Cut Poverty and Restore Shared Prosperity
Half in Ten analyzes the nation's progress toward cutting poverty in half in 10 years, tracking progress along several indicators of success.
9 Ways Rep. Ryan’s Empty Rhetoric Masks the Reality of His Policy Proposals
Katie Wright separates the Republican vice presidential candidate’s deeply misleading rhetoric from the reality of his specific actions in Congress and the proposals of his and his presidential running mate Gov. Mitt Romney.
Playing Political Games with Temporary Financial Assistance Waivers
The intention behind waivers to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is a win-win for families and states.