Indiana and Tennessee opted out of Summer EBT, which gives families grocery support when schools close for summer.
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AI Is Threatening the Social Safety Net
Here’s what policymakers should do.
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Why Harris’s Proposed Baby Bonus Just Might Work
Here’s some evidence from New Zealand and one of the achievements of Jacinda Ardern.
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What Census Poverty Estimates May Miss
Pandemic unemployment programs are significantly underreported, giving a misimpression about their effectiveness.
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Guaranteed Income Gets a New Life
A surge of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan has helped cities develop pilot guaranteed income programs. Will they last?
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What Brazil Teaches America
Today on TAP: Actually delivering for working people matters. It also matters whether elites support democratic institutions.
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Slash Child Abuse With One Simple Trick: Cash
Child protective services is far less effective than the welfare state.
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The American Welfare State Is Designed Horribly
The New York Times report notwithstanding, our signature poverty-fighting policy is a janky mess.
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How We Avoided Great Depression 2.0 Last Year
Today on TAP: Cash assistance during the pandemic