Dear John,

In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog asks how much stimulus is enough stimulus and details CHN's latest Human Needs Report. And we unveil this week's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, a by-the-numbers glance at how the pandemic is affecting people with low incomes and other vulnerable populations. Please share!

This week on the blog...

Stimulus and the economy: When have we done enough?
Jan. 27
Congress will soon be thick in the debate over whether to pass President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, known as the American Rescue Plan, or something like it, or something smaller. Opponents are fearful of the size of the package – and let us be clear: $1.9 trillion is a lot of money. But proponents of aggressive stimulus say that is precisely the point. We must go big – or our economic recovery will be far slower than it needs to be. And as we’ve experienced in the past, those with the lowest incomes – disproportionately people of color, families with children, and people with disabilities – will have to wait the longest to see an upturn. READ MORE »

CHN's latest Human Needs Report: Biden's COVID-19 package, immigration reform, the state of the Senate, and more
Jan. 25
CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on President Biden's COVID-19 relief package and sweeping immigration bill, power struggles in the Senate, and more. READ MORE »

CHN's latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship
Jan. 29
The K-shaped recovery edition. COVID-19 daily infections are down over the past two weeks. Hospitalizations are down. Deaths are down, slightly. Vaccinations are on the rise – more than 22 million Americans have received their first shot, and the rolling average of shots per day has climbed to over one million. All of which is encouraging news. But the economic news is not so encouraging. New information out this week confirms what many have feared: we are experiencing a K-shaped recovery. The top end of the economy continues to improve while lower earners fall farther and farther behind. READ MORE »

 

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