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Earned paid time off should be a basic right
Nine out of 10 Americans support the idea that all workers should have the right to take paid time off from their jobs. So why is getting paid time off so hard for American workers?
Economic Security & Inequality
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A primer on SNAP work requirements
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Event recap—Reimagining homeowners insurance amid growing climate risk
Energy & Climate
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A proposal for a US federal property reinsurer
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An eviction moratorium without rental assistance hurts smaller landlords, too
An eviction moratorium during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical for the health and economic security of renters—but it is only half the solution. Without renta…
Why extend Pandemic EBT? When schools are closed, many fewer eligible children receive meals.
Between 9 and 17 million children live in a household where the adults say that their children do not have enough to eat, and they do not have the resources to…
Ten facts about COVID-19 and the US economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented the United States with a set of unique public health and economic challenges. Economically, the crisis has negatively affec…
From survival to revival: How to help small businesses through the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic poses an existential threat to small businesses, with more than 400,000 lost since the crisis began. Many small businesses are financiall…
Five figures highlighting the economic impact of COVID-19
This blog post features five figures from recent Hamilton Project essays and analyses that illustrate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need…
Essential workers during COVID-19: At risk and lacking union representation
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of essential workers are confronting new public health hazards in their workplace. Yet because of mass de-unioni…
The COVID-19 public health and economic crises leave vulnerable populations exposed
Jevay Grooms, Alberto Ortega, and Joaquín Rubalcaba present new survey data revealing disparities in outcomes related to the COVID-19 pandemic across race/ethn…
Unemployment insurance extended benefits will lapse too soon without policy changes
In this blog post, researchers show that there is room for Congress to improve the triggers under current law that turn on and maintain the Unemployment Insura…
