Poverty

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Podcast Episode

Industrial decline and the rise of populists in Russia, the U.S., and Britain

Fiona Hill and David Dollar

Monday, October 11, 2021

There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century

By Fiona Hill

2021

Up Front

The new child tax credit does more than just cut poverty

Jason Jabbari, Leah Hamilton, Stephen Roll, and Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Friday, September 24, 2021

2021

Sep

Past Event

Resilience after recession: The emerging landscape for American workers and families

2:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT

Reports

Essay

Homeownership, racial segregation, and policy solutions to racial wealth equity

Rashawn Ray, Andre M. Perry, David Harshbarger, Samantha Elizondo, and Alexandra Gibbons

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Income Inequality & Social Mobility

Poverty hurts the boys the most: Inequality at the intersection of class and gender

Richard V. Reeves and Sarah Nzau

Monday, June 14, 2021

Income Inequality & Social Mobility

Long shadows: The Black-white gap in multigenerational poverty

Scott Winship, Christopher Pulliam, Ariel Gelrud Shiro, Richard V. Reeves, and Santiago Deambrosi

Thursday, June 10, 2021

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Education

3 ways Biden can help families and student loan borrowers

Sarah Sattelmeyer

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Essay

How We Rise: How social networks impact economic mobility in Racine, WI, San Francisco, CA, and Washington, DC

Camille Busette, Jill Simmerman Lawrence, Richard V. Reeves, and Sarah Nzau

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Blog Posts

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Up Front

Class Notes: The poverty rate, subsidized broadband internet, and more

Ariel Gelrud Shiro and Richard V. Reeves

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Up Front

A healthy reform to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Updating the Thrifty Food Plan

Lauren Bauer

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Up Front

Class Notes: Exposure to inequality, elite private schools, and more

Ariel Gelrud Shiro and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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Experts

Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

@MichalGW

Camille Busette

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Governance Studies, Metropolitan Policy Program

Director - Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative

@CamilleBusette

Melissa S. Kearney

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

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Multimedia

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer peers out from behind a mock U.S. Treasury check as he holds a press conference on the expanded Child Tax Credit payments at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Podcast Episode

How could expanded tax credits reduce child poverty?

Robert Greenstein and Adrianna Pita

Friday, July 16, 2021

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Podcast Episode

A public reckoning on racial injustice and inequality

Makada Henry-Nickie and Fred Dews

Friday, June 18, 2021

Linda Dennis (L) sits with her 11-year-old family member Sharee Nelo (R) inside the L.A. Sports Area in Los Angeles, California, December 20, 2009. Thousands of bicycles and toys were given away to families in need during The Dream Center Christmas in the City event. Dennis and her family waited in line outside for over 16 hours, including sleeping overnight, to ensure they were one of the families to receive the and gifts. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

Podcast Episode

The race gap in multigenerational poverty; Census 2020 findings

William H. Frey, Richard V. Reeves, Scott Winship, and Fred Dews

Friday, June 11, 2021

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Reports

Time to change how we measure poverty? Evaluating alternate poverty measures

Webinar: The effects of the coronavirus outbreak on marginalized communities

Racial wealth inequality: Social problems and solutions

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Governance Studies, Metropolitan Policy Program

Director - Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies