Social Security at 90: Three Truths and A Terrible Trumpy Lie About One of America’s Greatest Economic Programs
August 14, 2025
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The Coalition on Human Needs Mourns the Passing of Colleague David Elliot
August 28, 2025
David Elliot, a staff member of the Coalition on Human Needs since 2016, passed away this week. He had struggled with cancer in a long and difficult illness.
CHN Weighs In on Proposed USDA Reorganization
August 26, 2025
CHN encourages organizations and individuals to submit feedback on USDA’s proposed plan by emailing reorganization@usda.gov by Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
Three Ways that the Reconciliation Bill’s School Voucher Program Hurts Public Schools
August 23, 2025
Editor’s note: The article was written by Lily Klam and published by First Focus – a member of CHN, on July 1, 2025. The Educational Choice for Children Act, which has been wrapped into reconciliation proposals, would create a federal private school voucher program. School vouchers harm public schools, allow schools…
Congress has forgotten the meaning of reconciliation, instead sowing division that harms Oklahomans
August 21, 2025
Editor’s note: Ta’Kyla Bates is a Henry A. Wallace Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. This op-ed was distributed by OtherWords.org. What do Louisiana, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Alabama have in common? For one thing, they’re red states. For another, they’re poor states. Each has among the top 10 highest…
