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PBS NewsHour: WATCH: Economic policy and Biden’s presidency | 2023 State of the Union
Inflation and its impact on the wider economy and the lives of people across the country has dominated domestic policy concerns this past year. The PBS NewsHou…
NPR Detroit: Why another debt ceiling fight looms in Congress
“Wendy Edelberg is the director of The Hamilton Project and a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution. She previously served as the Chie…
Podcast—Larry Summers & Jay Shambaugh on progressive tax reform
Hamilton Project Director Jay Shambaugh interviews former treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, now a professor at Harvard University, about reforming the tax c…
Three proposals to give Americans a tax break and increase labor force participation
This tax season, some Americans will receive a financial boost from federal and state refunds while others will face unexpected payments. The Hamilton Project …
Across-the-board spending cuts do not make children or the economy healthier
The difficult realities and constraints facing the U.S. federal budget, coupled with the evident value of investing in children and families, raise a complex q…
Investing in America’s working families with affordable child care
Previous Hamilton Project author James Ziliak comments on The President's proposal for a massive investment in our nation’s young children and working fami…
Making child care more affordable for working families
James P. Ziliak explores new legislation introduced this week that would dramatically reform government subsidies for child care, and compares it to his recent…
A new approach to making work pay
Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray introduced the "21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act" to establish a new deduction for married couples who are both …
