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May 6, 2022
Timothy Noah
Biden Is Smart to Attack Rick Scott’s Tax Hike on the Poor. But He Needs to Hit It Harder.
A $1,000 tax increase on someone making $30,000 isn’t just bad. It’s repugnant. Please, Democrats, say it.
May 22, 2020
J.C. Pan
What If Mass Unemployment Is Here to Stay?
We need anti-poverty measures that treat wide-scale joblessness as a starting point, not as a temporary problem that will naturally resolve itself.
September 12, 2017
Clio Chang
Under Donald Trump, the Poor Have Never Been More Vulnerable
New poverty data from the Census Bureau reveals the extent of the damage that Trump and Paul Ryan could do to America’s neediest communities.
July 24, 2014
Brian Beutler
Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand Just Got a Divorce
His antipoverty plan will force liberals to amend their criticism
July 24, 2014
Danny Vinik
This Is Paul Ryan's Best Idea Yet
April 30, 2014
Danny Vinik
Piketty's Global Wealth Tax Isn't Happening. Here Are Five Politically Realistic Ideas Instead.
April 15, 2014
Danny Vinik
The U.S. Tax Code Drags Millions of Childless Workers Into Poverty
April 7, 2014
Danny Vinik
Yes, Rubio's Antipoverty Plan Would Cut Benefits to Working Parents
March 28, 2014
Danny Vinik
The Republican Plan to Help Poor Childless People Would Hurt Poor Parents
The right way to fix the EITC
March 4, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Washington is Ignoring Obama's Budget. You Shouldn't.
February 20, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama Steals Marco Rubio’s Thunder Again
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