
Key Ways to Preserve USAID’s Children’s Programs
As Congress begins drafting legislation to fold the duties of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) into the...
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As Congress begins drafting legislation to fold the duties of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) into the...
An analysis of the harmful effects of work requirements and funding cuts on programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and TANF.
Budgets are moral documents, reflecting our priorities as a nation. When we decide where to allocate resources, we reveal...
Over the past five years, private school voucher schemes have rapidly expanded. Many supporters particularly favor universal school vouchers....
xplore the critical importance of birthright citizenship in the United States, its constitutional origins, and the potential impacts of...
Project 2025 outlines plans to eliminate EPA's environmental justice programs, remove protections for children, and ignore racial disparities in...
Project 2025, the blueprint for a future Republican administration created by the conservative Heritage Foundation and partners, would do...
Analysis of 2023 U.S. Census data reveals a 10% increase in child poverty, with nearly 14% of children living...
Project 2025, the detailed policy agenda assembled by the ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation for the next Republican administration, would slash...