The way Build Back Better unfolded made it an insider’s game, wasting serious effort and hundreds of millions of dollars from outside organizations.
American Families Plan
Posted inPolitics
Washington Isn’t Used to the Left Setting the Agenda
That’s why they freaked out over Democrats linking two separate infrastructure bills. But to succeed, the left must also erase privatization from the agenda.
Posted inBuilding Back America
When the Institution Doesn’t Trust Itself
Democrats are struggling for a path forward on a popular infrastructure package because nobody in the party believes one another.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Are Summer Food Benefits Here to Stay?
The Biden administration expanded summer meals for low-income kids. Democrats want to make the program permanent, but most states haven’t started implementing it.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Infrastructure Bills Traveling Through Congress
There are eight of them.
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Infrastructure at a Crossroads
The Biden administration’s public investment agenda has reached a strange new stage, where you have to be a detective to understand what’s really going on.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Struggling Renters Need More Federal Aid
The Biden-Harris administration did not expand Section 8 vouchers in its recent infrastructure proposals, which could leave millions of renters behind.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Capitalism and the Caring Economy
The entire caregiving sector needs to be separated from the commercial economy. Otherwise, we pay exorbitant costs for inadequate services and abuse workers and patients alike.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Janet Yellen’s Deficit Preoccupation Could Bring Down Biden’s Agenda
Yellen, a longtime deficit hawk, has made clear that the infrastructure investments should be paid for. That could prove hazardous to negotiations with Congress.
Posted inEducation in America
On Summer Vacation and Hungry
The school lunch program has gone a long way to reduce childhood hunger across the country. What happens during the summer?