Poverty Reduction Lessons Testimony Submitted to the House Committee on the Budget Paul Ryan, Chair; Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member for its hearing, The War on Poverty: A Progress Report July 31, 2013 by Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs In 1966, I was a college student in Binghamton, New York. I had Read More »
For more than 30 years, conservative politicians have tried to sell Americans on the notion that giving tax cuts to the wealthy will spur economic growth and job creation, generating broad-based economic prosperity. Their marketing of this “trickle-down economics” has been successful: After decades of campaigning, many Americans now accept the oft-repeated assertion that lower taxes and less regulation leads to job growth. Read More »
Bread for the World Institute is pleased to announce the release of Ending Hunger in America, our 2014 Hunger Report. The report offers a clear, achievable four-step plan to make hunger a rare and temporary phenomenon, rather than the widely-shared national experience it is today. Read More »
Poverty Reduction Lessons Testimony Submitted to the House Committee on the Budget Paul Ryan, Chair; Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member for its hearing, The War on Poverty: A Progress Report July 31, 2013 by Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs In 1966, I was a college student in Binghamton, New York. I had Read More »
Bread for the World Institute is pleased to announce the release of Ending Hunger in America, our 2014 Hunger Report. The report offers a clear, achievable four-step plan to make hunger a rare and temporary phenomenon, rather than the widely-shared national experience it is today. Read More »
Federal policymakers are considering options for reforming the tax code, including scaling back or eliminating credits, deductions, and exemptions. We explain the basics of these subsidies, known as tax expenditures, in a new backgrounder. Read More »
The report provides the first ever comprehensive snapshot of austerity’s impact across sectors—education, job training, public health, safety and security, housing, science, natural resources, infrastructure, and international affairs. It features more than 40 distinct stories of individuals living with federal budget cuts in 22 states, nationwide, and even overseas. Read More »
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Latest Edition: November 14, 2013
Read articles from the November 14th edition, including pieces on the minimum wage, unemployment insurance and a new anti-discrimination bill. Read More »
