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Axios: Americans’ income hits record, but lower earners lose ground
"The 2025 numbers may represent the last snapshot before major federal safety-net cuts begin showing up in the Census data, Robert Greenstein, a visiting fello…
PBS News Hour: More than 1.2 million children have lost SNAP benefits since last July. Experts explain why
"States are trying to figure out how to ensure accurate payments to households to keep their error rates down, Bauer said. Her research has shown that the erro…
TIME: The stakes of America’s 2026 midterm elections
"Today, our elections are again under attack. But while some institutions have maintained their commitment to defending democracy, far too many have retreated.…
The Washington Post: We managed financial crises. AI is a risk of a different kind.
"There is no easy solution to the challenges posed by AI, but accepting the status quo is tantamount to doing nothing—and doing nothing is not an option. We ca…
Marketplace: More than six decades after it was signed into law, the program known as SNAP is at risk
"Already, Bauer said more than five million people have lost their benefits. 'Enrollment in the SNAP program is continuing to decline in every state, and what …
Bloomberg: The mom-cession is Black
“Labor force participation among Black mothers aged 25–54 with children under 5 has fallen 11.5 percentage points in just three months, dropping to its lowest …
The Atlantic: The coming food-stamp crisis
“Most people, whether on food stamps or not, are cutting back on groceries. And no other institution 'is going to swoop in and provide these financial resource…
Bloomberg: How to make corporate income taxes work for America again
“Last month, a trio of prominent tax economists offered a plan that they say would more than double the revenue brought in from corporate taxes while retaining…
