Fifty Years into the War on Poverty, the New Battle is for Economic Mobility
Research shows that just helping certain people edge over the poverty line isn’t enough to break the cycle of poverty.
Economic Security
An Assets Perspective to the War on Poverty: Health and Wealth
Incorporating what we’ve learned about the role assets play in mitigating health challenges.
I Just Opened My Son’s College Savings Account. What Policymakers Should Learn from My Experience.
With some tweaks, 529s could be a platform that supports the college ambitions of all children.
Job Announcement: Senior Policy Analyst, Global Assets Project
For Poor Consumers, Poor Technology
The unintended consequences of the digitization of the safety net.
Fifty Years Since the War on Poverty, We Need an Assets Perspective
Today marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s declaration of an “unconditional war on poverty in America.”
Building Better Balance Sheets in 2014
Hello 2014, Goodbye Medicaid Asset Limit
The Asset Building Program’s Favorites of 2013
In Poverty, No Privacy?
In Poverty, No Privacy?
Most Americans consider the right to privacy a right of citizenship, but families within the public benefits system can't.
The Federal Budget Widens the Racial Wealth Gap
New Research on the Relationship between Race and Retirement Security in the U.S.
Event Thursday: In Poverty, Under Surveillance