CHN Urges Members of the House of Representatives to Vote NO on the Reconciliation Proposal
May 21, 2025
Fact of the Week: Roughly 25 Percent of Demand for Emergency Food Assistance and Shelter Went Unmet in U.S. Cities
Lecia Imbery,
January 21, 2016
A survey of select cities across the U.S. showed that roughly a quarter of individuals and families who needed emergency food and shelter were turned away because of a lack of available resources. The Hunger and Homelessness Survey from the United States Conference of Mayors, released in late December, presented the...
On Sentencing Reform, Bipartisanship Isn’t Dead
Lecia Imbery,
January 14, 2016
Within the first minute and a half of his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama called out the need for criminal justice reform. And with good reason. Nearly 1 in 100 American adults is incarcerated. America’s prison population has increased by 500 percent over the past...
What’s Happening to Failing White Men: Ten Numbers that Explain the Roots of White Male Rage
Andrew L. Yarrow,
January 12, 2016
Amid all the largely disconnected discussions about angry white males, stagnant wages and inequality, fatherless families, and polarized politics, several striking linkages among these issues have largely gone unnoticed. Tens of millions of white men have been expelled or checked out from mainstream American life – a reality with profound...
President Obama’s Final State of the Union: What to Watch For and How You Can Participate
Lecia Imbery,
January 11, 2016
Tuesday night will see President Obama delivering his seventh – and final – State of the Union address. By most accounts, the President will both reflect on the past – highlight some of his Administration’s accomplishments – and look ahead to the future. With only one year remaining in office,...
Talking Poverty with GOP Candidates at the Kemp Forum Tomorrow
Lecia Imbery,
January 8, 2016
As you hopefully saw in our earlier blog post and Fact of the Week, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is moderating a forum on “Expanding Opportunity” tomorrow (Saturday, January 9) in which at least seven of the Republican presidential candidates will take part. We’ll be taking part via social media,...
