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  • Letters From an American
    Before We Say Goodbye: Trump Undercuts Relief Bill
    December 27, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    On December 21, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, a $2.3 trillion bill that pulled together a number of different pieces of legislation, including a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill and a $1.4 trillion appropriations bill (which included 12 separate annual appropriations bills). Today’s news is that Trump is refusing to sign the bill into law.

  • Inequality
    A Cruel New Bill Is About to Become Law in Mississippi
    April 3, 2017
    | Greg Kaufmann
    Legislation passed this week would enrich a private contractor while throwing people off public assistance.
  • Inequality
    Why Immigrants in California Are Canceling Their Food Stamps
    March 20, 2017
    | Greg Kaufmann
    Many immigrants are secluding themselves in fear of deportation.
  • Society
    What Is a Country Worth Fighting For?
    January 10, 2017
    | Rebecca Gordon
    As we fight against a president elected by a minority of voters, we fight for a country in which we can take part in the decisions that affect all aspects of our lives.
  • Inequality
    The Obama Legacy: Place-Based Poverty
    December 15, 2016
    | Peter Edelman
    Keeping successful programs for people in poverty is the only way to secure their survival during the Trump era.
  • Economy & Work
    Everything You Wanted to Know About Welfare Reform
    August 24, 2016
    | Rebecca Vallas and Jeremy Slevin
    One of Bill Clinton's signature achievements has a troubling legacy.
  • Democracy & Government
    The Farm Bill Drove Me Insane
    March 23, 2016
    | Marion Nestle
    America’s top nutrition thinker tried to unpack the most important food law. It was a mistake.
  • Inequality
    How the 1996 Welfare Reform Act Caused More Extreme Poverty in the US
    September 3, 2015
    | Indivar Dutta-Gupta, Peter Edelman and LaDonna Pavetti
    A new book out this week traces a disturbing trend in extreme poverty to the 1996 law, which has gradually but inexorably gutted the cash assistance safety net for families with children.
  • Civil Legal Assistance Saves Money and Helps People Escape Poverty
    January 31, 2015
    | Lonnie Powers
    Advocates argue that to continue progress, civil legal aid must be deployed more broadly in future efforts to combat poverty.
  • Marian Wright Edelman: Reduce Child Poverty by 60 Percent Right Now
    January 28, 2015
    | Marian Wright Edelman
    These policies could be pursued immediately, improving the lives and futures of millions of children and eventually saving taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars annually.


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