Advocacy and Policy

The Buffalo supermarket shooting that killed ten Black Americans thrust the idea of “replacement theory” into the public consciousness. The shooter believed that an increasingly diverse society was forever altering…

On the morning of July 4, President Joe Biden hailed the day as one to “celebrate the goodness of our nation.” Shortly after his tweet, a gunman on a rooftop…

During a recent event on Capitol Hill, lawmakers, policy experts, and advocates fighting food waste called on Congress to pass legislation that can help keep surplus food out of landfills…

A recent research brief from Oxfam International, Profiting from Pain, uncovers the massive wealth inequalities that contribute to global food insecurity. While prices of food, energy, and other basic items rose…

As Congress considers the future of child-care policy in the U.S., subsidies for young children’s care and education are an important tool under consideration. Substantial evidence indicates that high-quality early care and education…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization eliminating the constitutional right to abortion immediately created a chaotic information environment for patients and providers. Very quickly,…

Abortion may be only the first domino to fall among rights that Americans enjoy, legal experts say. The Supreme Court’s June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health marked the end…

In a highly anticipated but not unexpected 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2022, that the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s…

For many years, our nation has recognized Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and more often than not, I’ve celebrated it the exact same way each year. Most times, I’ve…

Attacks like those in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, evoke a paradoxical mix of immediate disbelief and dread that yet another mass shooting feels inevitable. As the nation grapples…

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which provides a refundable credit to low-wage workers at tax time, has become one of the nation’s most effective antipoverty policies. But most of…

Amid the huge internal and international displacement of millions of Ukrainians after their country was invaded by Russia in February 2022, the United States is extending protection to as many…