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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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May 4, 2026
From Life Itself

From Life Itself

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Cultivating Connections: Why Relationships Matter for Youth Apprenticeship

Cultivating Connections: Why Relationships Matter for Youth Apprenticeship

May 6, 2026
Private 5G Networks at Risk

Private 5G Networks at Risk

May 13, 2026
Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge
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Guaranteed Income and the Safety Net

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Guaranteed Income and the Safety Net

How unconditional cash payments can be implemented in complementary and additive ways to existing safety net supports.

Sep 3, 2021

Roselyn Miller Champion, Rachel Alexander, Lauren Hall

Illinois families lost $346 million to exorbitant installment payday loans in 2019

Illinois families lost $346 million to exorbitant installment payday loans in 2019

Sep 2, 2021

Hispanic Americans and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Community Research

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Hispanic Americans and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Community Research

Sep 1, 2021

Alberto Rodríguez, Diana Caba

Map of Nonprofit Financial Counseling and Services in Chicago

Map of Nonprofit Financial Counseling and Services in Chicago

Sep 1, 2021

Getting Rich Off Cash-Strapped Illinoisans: Payday Loans by Zip Code

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Getting Rich Off Cash-Strapped Illinoisans: Payday Loans by Zip Code

Aug 30, 2021

Meegan Dugan Adell

Making the Chicago Case for 15-minute Cities

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Making the Chicago Case for 15-minute Cities

Aug 26, 2021

Michelle M. Thompson

Thousands are Fleeing Afghanistan. What Happens to Their Property?

Thousands are Fleeing Afghanistan. What Happens to Their Property?

For now, fleeing Afghans can only do one thing: try their utmost to capture any record—anything at all—of the property they left behind.

Aug 26, 2021

Resource Guide: Affordable Alternatives to Predatory Loans

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Resource Guide: Affordable Alternatives to Predatory Loans

Our resource guide offers strategies to help consumers, including lower cost loans and options that don’t involve taking on debt.

Aug 25, 2021

We Prosper

What is WeProsper?

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What is WeProsper?

WeProsper is a joint initiative of Woodstock Institute, New America Chicago, and The Chicago Urban League

Aug 23, 2021

Opportunities and limitations of using data to reach non-filers with the CTC

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Opportunities and limitations of using data to reach non-filers with the CTC

Aug 20, 2021

Gabriel Zucker

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