Economic Security

An Open Letter from Economists and Public Policy Scholars in Support of Investments in Home and Community Based Services

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An Open Letter from Economists and Public Policy Scholars in Support of Investments in Home and Community Based Services

Oct 7, 2021

Economists Urge $250B Investment in Long-Term Care

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Economists Urge $250B Investment in Long-Term Care

Oct 7, 2021

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City Child

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Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City Child

Andrea Elliott follows one girl’s fight to survive poverty and family crisis over eight years in a Brooklyn homeless shelter.

Oct 5, 2021

Andrea Elliott

Coastal Risk is Rising: How Will We Respond?

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Coastal Risk is Rising: How Will We Respond?

Faced with dramatic changes to the environment, U.S. coastal communities are grappling with difficult questions of whether to stay or leave.

Sep 30, 2021

Dona Stewart

Finance tips and more on WVON Radio

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Finance tips and more on WVON Radio

Sep 29, 2021

Build Back Better Invests in Family Economic Security and Well-Being

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Build Back Better Invests in Family Economic Security and Well-Being

Build Back Better bill makes across-the-board investments in families--child care, paid leave, child tax credits and long-term care--at once

Sep 20, 2021

When It Comes to Eviction and Foreclosure Data, What Do Cities and Counties Want to Know?

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When It Comes to Eviction and Foreclosure Data, What Do Cities and Counties Want to Know?

Learn about how our partners in 14 cities and counties want to employ local housing loss data.

Sep 8, 2021

Sabiha Zainulbhai

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

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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

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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

$3B Department of Commerce initiative has big workforce implications

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$3B Department of Commerce initiative has big workforce implications

Regional workforce projects that emphasize job quality and worker equity could get a boost from Commerce's new funding opportunities.

Aug 26, 2021

Michael Prebil

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

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

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Thriving Families

What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

Amy J. Nelson’s The Arms Control Paradox

Community Colleges as Cultivators of Civic Life

Assembling in the Age of AI

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An Open Letter from Economists and Public Policy Scholars in Support of Investments in Home and Community Based Services

Economists Urge $250B Investment in Long-Term Care

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City Child

Coastal Risk is Rising: How Will We Respond?

Finance tips and more on WVON Radio

Build Back Better Invests in Family Economic Security and Well-Being

When It Comes to Eviction and Foreclosure Data, What Do Cities and Counties Want to Know?

Guaranteed Income and the Safety Net

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

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

Map of Nonprofit Financial Counseling and Services in Chicago

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

$3B Department of Commerce initiative has big workforce implications

Making the Chicago Case for 15-minute Cities

Resource Guide: Affordable Alternatives to Predatory Loans