More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
March 5, 2026
The REAL State of the Union: Soaring Gains at the Top; Struggles to Meet Basic Needs for Millions
February 24, 2026
More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
March 5, 2026
The REAL State of the Union: Soaring Gains at the Top; Struggles to Meet Basic Needs for Millions
February 24, 2026
We must address the issue of student debt. How?
Catherine Gorey,
February 8, 2021
The cost of college in the U.S. has increased by more than 25 percent in the past ten years. This astonishing figure has left a mounting $1.6 trillion of student debt that affects more than 45 million Americans. This number is expected to surpass $2 trillion during the next four years if tuition increases.
CHN’s COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship February 5, 2021
CHN Staff,
February 5, 2021
The vaccinations and racial inequality edition. This week, the U.S. crossed an important hurdle in the fight against COVID-19. For the first time, the number of Americans receiving a COVID-19 vaccine exceeds the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. throughout the entire pandemic. But a trove of data released this week shows extreme racial disparities in who is getting the vaccine. White Americans are being vaccinated at rates close to four times as high as Black Americans in Pennsylvania and Florida, even though Black residents in these states are more than twice as likely to die from COVID as white residents. There is no reliable national data.
COVID-19 and xenophobia: ‘What faith and morality call us to do’
Catherine Gorey,
February 5, 2021
Some of the latest actions from the Biden administration tackle one of the starkest departures between the current and the previous President -- racial equality and xenophobia. Biden issued a series of executive orders addressing long-standing systemic racism, including in areas such as education, housing, and criminal justice. One of these executive orders addresses an unnerving statistic; hate crimes in America rose to the highest level in more than a decade in the past year and the target is overwhelmingly Asian Americans.
Op-ed: If GOP blocks Biden’s COVID rescue plan, America’s working poor will suffer
CHN Staff,
February 1, 2021
President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion COVID relief proposal, known as the "American Rescue Plan" would prevent millions of working families from falling even deeper into poverty. It is desperately needed, because the COVID-recession has resulted in millions of low-income workers losing their jobs, working fewer hours and having to stay home to care for children out of school due to the pandemic.
CHN’s COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship January 29, 2021
CHN Staff,
January 29, 2021
The K-shaped recovery edition. COVID-19 daily infections are down over the past two weeks. Hospitalizations are down. Deaths are down, slightly. Vaccinations are on the rise – more than 21 million Americans have received their first shot, and the rolling average of shots per day has climbed to over one million. All of which is encouraging news. But the economic news is not so encouraging. New information out this week confirms what many have feared: we are experiencing a K-shaped recovery. The top end of the economy continues to improve while lower earners fall farther and farther behind.
