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
Early childhood care undervalued in Maryland
Andrew L. Yarrow,
November 27, 2017
Editor’s note: This piece was originally published by the Baltimore Sun on November 12. When my son, now in college, started school in Maryland, he went to a private preschool, and only half-day public kindergarten existed. As for most young children in the United States, then and now, public early...
Outside Tax Prom, Protesters Offer a Different Party
Institute for Policy Studies,
November 21, 2017
Editor’s note: This piece was written by Negin Owliaei, a co-editor and researcher at Inequality.org. It was published on November 17 on Inequality.org, a project of the Institute for Policy Studies. CHN’s Executive Director Deborah Weinstein spoke at the event covered below. On the same day that the House of Representatives...
10 Things We’re Even More Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Leo Nguyen,
November 20, 2017
Thankfulness isn’t the first sentiment that comes to mind these days. Giant tax cuts for the rich at the expense of the poor. Children’s health insurance in jeopardy. Millions of Americans still suffering in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other disaster sites. Dreamers at risk of losing their future...
Poverty and progress in your state
Esmeralda Ramos,
November 17, 2017
Editor’s note: This post was written by Esmeralda Ramos, CHN’s Fall intern. Following the Census Bureau’s September release of 2016 poverty data, CHN released a national report, Poverty and Progress: Poverty is Down in the U.S., but New Threats Ahead. The report breaks down Census data demonstrating that progress has been...
A Vote Against Our Future: The House Just Voted to Transfer Trillions from Middle- and Low-Income People to Corporations and Millionaires
CHN,
November 16, 2017
Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Thursday, Nov. 16 in response to the House vote in favor of H.R. 1, the massive tax-giveaway for corporations and the wealthiest Americans: “The House vote to pass a giant tax cut overwhelmingly for...
