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A Call to Congress: Churches Alone Cannot Protect the Poor

Reverend David Beckmann, Bread for the World - Posted May 21, 2012

The Congressional Hunger Games: Time for Both Sides to Step Up

Joel Berg, Center for American Progress and New York City Coalition Against Hunger - Posted May 15, 2012

The Growing Broadband Divide

John Dunbar, The Center for Public Integrity - Posted May 14, 2012

The Perfectly Dismal Storm: The Struggles of Young Men in the United States

Timothy Smeeding, University of Wisconsin–Madison - Posted May 7, 2012

When a Job Isn’t Enough: A Safety Net for the Working Poor

Kay E. Sherwood, MDRC - Posted April 30, 2012

The Unbanked: A Financial Crisis on Main Street

Michael D. Goodman, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Posted April 23, 2012

Tax Day 2012: Two Views

Reid Cramer, New America Foundation and David John, The Heritage Foundation - Posted April 17, 2012

Respecting Our Elders: The Case for Preserving and Expanding the Senior Community Service Employment Program

Bob Harootyan, Senior Service America, Inc. and Joe McLaughlin, Center for Labor Market Studies - Posted April 9, 2012

Weathering the Recession (Mostly) on their Own: How the Poor Get By

Kristin S. Seefeldt, Indiana University - Posted April 2, 2012

Last Summer’s Teen Jobs Crisis: Lessons from the Ground

Matt Poland, MatchBridge - Posted March 26, 2012

Education’s Missing Apple: The Free Enterprise Solution?

Andrew J. Coulson, The Cato Institute - Posted March 19, 2012

Fighting Wage Theft: A Path Toward Protecting Workers

Senator José Rodríguez (D), Texas State Legislature - Posted March 12, 2012

Government Must Refocus Its Safety Net to Those in Need

Representative Paul Ryan - Posted March 5, 2012

Disposable Workforce? Providing Justice for Temporary Workers

Cathleen Caron, Global Workers Justice Alliance - Posted February 27, 2012

The Opportunity Divide: A Path to Economic Prosperity for Our Nation’s Disconnected Youth

Gerald Chertavian, Year Up - Posted February 21, 2012

The Forgotten Tax: The Unequal Burden of Tariffs

Edward Gresser, GlobalWorks Foundation - Posted February 15, 2012

Globalization: A Win-Win or a Lose-Lose?

Josh Bivens, Economic Policy Institute - Posted February 13, 2012

Streamlining Access to Work Supports: A National Issue for Low-Income Families

Heather Sandstrom and Olivia Golden, Urban Institute - Posted February 6, 2012

Learning from Local Solutions: The Education and Poverty Connection

Theodora Chang, Center for American Progress - Posted January 30, 2012

The 2012 State of the Union: Two Views

Elise Gould, Economic Policy Institute and John Bridgeland, Civic Enterprises - Posted January 25, 2012

Lessons from the Frontlines: Local Funding in Human Services

Rick Allen, United Way of Pierce County in Tacoma, WA - Posted January 23, 2012

Financial Aid for Those Who Need It Most? A Look at Who Benefits From the Federal Work Study Program

Viany Orozco and Lucy Mayo, Demos - Posted January 17, 2012

Narrowing the Economic Achievement Gap: The Role of Housing

Heather Schwartz, RAND Corporation - Posted January 11, 2012

Navigating the Obstacle Course: Recognizing Barriers to Educational Success for Low-Income Students

Richard Rothstein, Economic Policy Institute - Posted January 9, 2012

Poverty Perspectives: A New Educational Delivery System for Success

Secretary Paul Reville, Executive Office of Education, Massachusetts - Posted January 3, 2012