Vice President Harris has yet to propose solutions to address poverty in America. If we fill in the blanks based on her past policy support and legislative proposals, we find a champion for ideas that ...

One in three people in work today will struggle to afford essential bills in retirement, new research reveals.

Matt Bruenig, a writer at the think tank Demos, has a very interesting theory about poverty. He points out that poverty declines as people age. Much of it is simply due to the life cycle of earnings - ...

It's nature vs. nurture. One of the big debates of our time involves the causes of economic growth. Why is North America richer than South America? Why is Africa poor and Europe wealthy? Is it ...

Are children’s economic fortunes limited by their parents’ financial circumstances? A new study examining the impact of a Georgia land lottery suggests that a lack of financial resources has little to ...

Recently, the Kansas Legislature introduced House Bill 2568, which would end the practice of assessing fees and fines to people moving through the state’s juvenile justice system. As I know firsthand ...

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A bill in the Legislature could lift a financial burden that holds young people back when they leave the criminal justice system. Bigstock Recently, the Kansas Legislature introduced House Bill 2568, ...