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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…
The New York Times: How remote work has helped a generation of working parents
“Since 2023, the share of mothers of prime working age who are in the labor force in some capacity and have children 18 and under has consistently been higher …
ABC News: Is AI to blame for hiring woes faced by college graduates?
“In a report for the left-leaning Brookings Institution in March, Kolko said different studies had set forth inconsistent definitions of occupations deemed vul…
The New Republic: SNAP cuts threaten to cut young adults off at the knees
“Lauren Bauer, a fellow at the Brookings Institute who researches social and safety net policies, noted that time spent job hunting does not count toward the r…
Financial Times: Americans beware: markets can be out of sync with reality
“By now, markets and the economy seem largely inured to the chaos, leading some to conclude that Trump’s policies have not resulted in the serious economic dam…
NBC News: The families going hungry because of Trump’s food stamp cuts
“‘I think it’s a really cruel time to be taking grocery money away from low-income people with prices where they are and for reasons that are beyond their cont…
