Tag: safety net
I interviewed 48 bankrupt Americans – here’s who they blame for...
Tess Wise, Amherst College
The people arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection had an 18% bankruptcy...
Being convicted of a crime has thousands of consequences besides incarceration...
Cynthia A. Golembeski, Rutgers University Newark
At least 77 million U.S. adults have criminal records, including nearly 7 million currently in prison or jail...
7 things public schools do besides teach kids academic basics
Samantha Keppler, University of Michigan
With schools closed due to COVID-19, communities are scrambling to provide students with meals and supplies and meet other needs....
7 things public schools do besides teach kids academic basics
Samantha Keppler, University of Michigan
With schools closed due to COVID-19, communities are scrambling to provide students with meals and supplies and meet other needs....
America’s poorest children won’t get nutritious meals with school cafeterias closed...
Thurston Domina, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Schools aren’t only places where kids learn. They are also places where kids eat.
Thanks to the...
Restricting SNAP benefits could hurt millions of Americans – and local...
Cindy Leung, University of Michigan and Julia A. Wolfson, University of Michigan
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to restrict access to Supplemental Nutrition...
Selecting groceries ahead of time helps some shoppers make healthier choices
Anya Samek, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
I often toss items into my grocery cart that I have...
US poverty statistics ignore millions of struggling Americans
Sophie Mitra, Fordham University and Debra Brucker, University of New Hampshire
Who counts as poor in the U.S. today?
Measuring the share of the population that...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
