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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi strongly supported the 2021 expansion of the child tax credit. Mario Tama/Getty Images

January 20, 2022

Why getting Congress to fund help for US children in poverty is so hard to do

Proponents of using the child tax credit to alleviate poverty need to reach an agreement with those who insist that it must encourage low-income parents to work.

Rosa Eugenia uses a capulana masks produced at a small sewing workshop in Maputo, Mozambique. EFE-EPA/Ricardo Franco

November 25, 2021

Efforts to protect the poor during COVID: how five African countries fared

Jesse Lastunen, United Nations University; Pia Rattenhuber, United Nations University, and Rodrigo Carvalho Oliveira, United Nations University

Study shows that agriculture, one of the most important sectors, did not decline in 2020 compared to its historical trend. Service sectors were hit hard in each of the five countries.

For many taxpayers, it doesn’t end on Tax Day. Constantine Johnny/ Moment via Getty Images

June 4, 2021

IRS hitting you with a fine or late fee? Don’t fret – a consumer tax advocate says you still have options

Rita W. Green, University of Memphis

Many of the tens of millions of taxpayers fined every year don’t seem to realize the IRS offers a few ways to reduce the penalties they owe.

September 25, 2018

Three reasons some countries are far more unequal than others

Sandy Brian Hager, City, University of London

A critical review of research into inequality shows the formula for reducing it is surprisingly simple.

Middle-class homeowners need credits, not deductions. Konstantin L/Shutterstock.com

November 14, 2017

Mortgage interest deduction is a terrible way to help middle-class homeowners

Gil B. Manzon Jr., Boston College

Rather than tinkering with the deduction, Republicans should get rid of it altogether and replace it with something that would actually help more Americans afford a home.

Between 1982 and 2013, the share of home owners among 25-34 year olds shrunk the most, by over 20%. David Crosling/AAP

August 28, 2017

How governments have widened the gap between generations in home ownership

Rachel Ong ViforJ, Curtin University

Between 1982 and 2013, the share of home owners among 25-34 year olds shrunk, by more than 20%. On the other hand, the share of home owners among those aged 65+ years has risen slightly.

What are threats facing America’s public universities? Matthew Ephraim

September 23, 2016

Public universities are under threat – not just by outside reformers

Brendan Cantwell, Michigan State University

A provocative new documentary, ‘Starving the Beast,’ blames the condition of higher ed on right-wing policies. A scholar argues that the film ignores a long history that has led to current crisis.

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