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Federal Reserve minutes indicate worries over lack of progress on inflation

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released minutes from its April 30-May 1 policy meeting.

Sign the petition: No more corporate greed. No more price gouging

Giant corporations are squeezing American families for fatter profits. Recently, corporations have used inflation as a shield for price gouging, and scored record profits in doing so. The cost of basi...

Tell Congress: Save Child Care Now!

Funding to address our country’s child care crisis is more urgent now than ever before.

Sign the petition: No more corporate greed. No more price gouging

Giant corporations are squeezing American families for fatter profits. Recently, corporations have used inflation as a shield for price gouging, and scored record profits in doing so. The cost of basi...

How Investor-Owned Utilities Turn (Your) Money into Political Power - Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Robotics and e-scrap firms receive battery-focused funds

Municipal collection events. Fire safety systems. Robotic sortation upgrades. These are a few of the numerous battery recycling efforts to receive a combined $62 million in government funding made pos...

Permanently Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost $4 Trillion Over the Next Decade

Permanently extending the Trump tax cuts would cost $400 billion per year and give the largest tax cut to extremely rich households.

The Role of Government Transfers in the Child Poverty Gap by Race and Ethnicity: A Focus on Black, Latino, and White Children — Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy

This brief provides insights into the impact of government assistance on
shaping racial and ethnic inequities in child poverty. It provides an
update to a prior analysis of the Black-White child pov...

The Child Tax Credit and Family Well-Being: An Overview of Reforms and Impacts — Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy

This publication discusses the structure of the Child Tax Credit and its
effects on childhood poverty and other indicators of well-being during
three distinct phases of the American Rescue Plan.

Trump’s Tariff Would Cost the Typical American Household Roughly $1,500 Each Year

Former President Donald Trump’s proposed tariff would raise prices for consumers and be far less effective at reinvigorating U.S. manufacturing than President Joe Biden’s approach.

The Middle Class Will Pay the Price for Trump’s Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Including Repealing the Affordable Care Act

Former President Donald Trump has proposed tax cuts of up to $400,000 for the wealthiest households—that middle-class Americans would fund through higher living costs.

Fact Sheet: Using Federal Preschool Grant To Build State Early Learning Systems

The Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five program is a valuable tool for increasing families’ seamless access to early care and education programs.

Monthly Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Savings by State

Medicare drug price negotiation will result in thousands of dollars in net price savings for 30-day supplies of the first 10 drugs undergoing negotiation; here’s how those savings add up state by stat...

Email Congress: END THE GENOCIDE NOW!

From Gaza to Jenin, Israel’s massacres are funded by U.S. tax dollars. Join me in taking action. Demand an immediate permanent ceasefire and humanitarian aid entry to Gaza.

2021 Was a Year of Bold Economic Policy That Must Be Extended

A plethora of temporary programs helped low-income Americans weather the pandemic in 2021, and extending them would be a meaningful step toward building an economy that works for all.

Our aging and low-income workforce needs a broader tax break

The earned income tax credit is a policy proven to boost economic stability for low-income workers, improve health and help people stay attached to the workforce when desired.

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World Bank Open Data

Free and open access to global development data

The Biden Boom: Economic Recovery in 2021

President Joe Biden took office one year ago amid one of the worst economies in generations, but the U.S. economy has since made tremendous progress toward recovery, and workers are benefiting.

Sign now: Scrap the cap and EXPAND Social Security!

Right-wing politicians and cable news pundits frequently say that we “can’t afford” Social Security. Their solution? Cut benefits for working people who’ve paid into the program for our entire lives. ...

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How every House member voted on aid to Ukraine, Israel and more

The House is voting on funding for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, the Pacific and a TikTok ban. Speaker Mike Johnson teed up votes over objections from far-right Republicans.

The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle. Next is the Senate

The whole package will go to the Senate, where passage in the coming days is nearly assured. President Joe Biden has promised to sign it immediately.

Our Parks Need More Funding

Removing Financial Barriers to Running for Office

CLC will host a discussion with experts and former candidates about these innovations — those that have already been implemented and others that have been proposed — and discuss what else can be done ...

U.S. Budgetary Costs of Post-9/11 Wars Through FY2022: $8 Trillion | Figures | Costs of War

The Costs of War Project is a team of 35 scholars, legal experts, human rights practitioners, and physicians, which began its work in 2011. We use research and a public website to facilitate debate ab...

Tell Congress: End Wasteful Defense Spending Now

These ‘green banks’ are getting billions to decarbonize disadvantaged communities

The Biden administration just distributed $20 billion in IRA funding to loan to individuals and communities across the country.

Not My Tax Dollars

Tell your Representatives to Fully fund WIC immediately!

Unless Congress takes action by March 1st to fully fund WIC, the vital program will be facing a massive emergency resulting in wait lists or cuts to benefits for pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and...