Most people hate filling out complex forms and have trouble figuring out complicated government regulations. Conservatives use this to their advantage—and progressives should too.
Kalena Thomhave
Kalena Thomhave is a freelance journalist and researcher based in Pittsburgh. She is a former Prospect writing fellow.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Amazon Is Giving Up on New York, and Activists in Nashville and Northern Virginia Are Energized
Like their New York counterparts, organizers in other potential sites of Amazon expansion want a more democratic process that produces more equitable growth.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Thanks to Trump, Payday Lenders Will Keep on Merrily Bilking the Poor
The government shutdown reminded us that millions of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck—which payday lenders will only continue to exploit if the CFPB has its way.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Building Worker Solidarity Across Borders
An American company is busting a call center workers’ union in the Philippines, so the U.S. union of call center workers is helping them out.
Posted inEconomic Policy
February Food Stamps Are Here Early—That’s Good News and Bad News
It’s not clear that anything is coming any time soon after that.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Scott Walker’s Welfare Legacy Will Outlast Him
Although Walker was ousted from the governorship by progressive Tony Evers, the state legislature has ensured that Wisconsin will remain a model for abusing the poor.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Reproductive Rights at Risk With or Without Roe
In much of the country, access to abortion has already been blocked by state governments, especially for women in poverty. And if Roe goes, access will be scarcer still.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Who Cares for the Care Workers?
Care workers in the South—disproportionately black women—face limited worker protections and difficult working conditions. But they’re organizing to challenge that legacy.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Failing to Restrict Food Stamps in the Farm Bill, Trump Takes Another Route
“If at first you don’t succeed, try a less democratic option.”
Posted inEconomic Policy
Work Requirements in Farm Bill Are Off the Table
However, the Agriculture Department may limit access to food stamps on its own.