2021 was a challenging year for many, but it was also a year where we persisted in challenging the status quo. “Now’s the time to show the truth: Millions of people living in poverty, or on the brink of it, is a failure of our systems, not of our…

We’re at the time of year to give thanks, to reflect on the steps we’ve taken — and the House passage of the Build Back Better Act was a big step forward. Across the country, the majority of families with kids are putting food on the table thanks in part…

By Dorian T. Warren, Erica Smiley, and Natalie Foster Around the country, tens of thousands of workers are contemplating strikes as they collectively demand higher wages, better safety and conditions, and fight cuts, and many more are working to build unions to give them the ability to collectively bargain. …

The feelings of stress, guilt, and anxiety are nothing new to families struggling to make ends meet. For Lori Ament, a veterinary office manager and mother in Phoenix, stress spiraled with post-partum depression, putting her life at risk at a critical time in her son’s early development. Reflecting on this…

During the pandemic, Darrick Hamilton, an influential mind behind policies like Baby Bonds and a Jobs Guarantee turned to guaranteed income with an explicit goal: to eliminate poverty entirely. …

Earlier this week, our Co-founder and Co-chair Chris Hughes wrote in TIME, “We are witnessing the most profound realignment in American political economy in nearly forty years.” His piece, “The Free Market is Dead: What Will Replace It?,” …

Many low-income families forced to spend checks to pay down debt, essentially covering basic needs from past months even as they still struggle to make ends meet New data published today by the Census Household Pulse Survey shows that Americans are using the most recent round of $1,400 stimulus checks…

Last week, we saw what was once a radical idea — giving families unconditional cash every month — become law. In addition to sending $1,400 direct checks to 85% of adults and extending unemployment insurance, the American Rescue Plan transformed the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and expanded the Earned Income…

Members of Congress, mayors, organizers, small business owners, and individuals impacted by the pandemic participated in events across the country on Thursday, February 6th as part of a nationwide Day of Action demanding that Congress pass recurring $2,000 checks. Recent polling shows that more than 80% of the public supports…