Romney wants swing-state governors to stop bragging about their job growth. But how much do they actually have to brag about?
Poverty & Wealth
Posted inEconomic Policy
Just How Good Is This Swing State Recovery?
Ironically, if Romney could find a way to talk to working class voters in swing states, he might find a population that isn’t feeling quite so “recovered.”
Posted inEconomic Policy
Downward Spiral
A conversation with two researchers from Pew Charitable Trusts revealed disturbing trends in American economic mobility.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Myth of Rags to Riches
So much for the American dream—only four percent of Americans born in poverty ever make it to the top of the income ladder.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Where Work Disappears and Dreams Die
In Gary, Indiana—the former “Magic City” of industrial might—jobs have left, and so has almost everything else.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Why It’s Still in States’ Interests to Expand Medicaid
Today’s SCOTUS opinion gives states an out if they choose not to extend Medicaid benefits. But they’d still be crazy not to.
Posted inEducation in America
A Student-Loan Solution We Should Be Talking About
Changes to how we remediate students could help shorten the time people are in schools—and decrease the costs.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Tom Corbett’s Scary Plan for Pennsylvania Welfare
If his proposal is passed, it will prove a mess for counties to put into place.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Mismeasuring Poverty
The way we determine who needs help blocks many poor people from receiving the assistance they need.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The State of Poverty in America
The problem is worse than we thought, but we can solve it.
