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In Focus: Helping Families Rise
Which public payment programs are the best solutions to economic
depression?

Artwork by John P. Dessereau

"Joe Biden consciously modeled his presidential launch after Franklin
Roosevelt. He saw himself as thrust into history, amid health and
economic crises and a slippage of democracy," writes Executive Editor
David Dayen in our new issue.

But after 5 months of successes, it's abundantly clear that all of the
Biden administration's measures are temporary. The most potent
structural change, an increased Child Tax Credit advanced to families
monthly, expires in just one year.

It is this period of uncertainty, for a president, for the country, and
for a system of government, that forms the raw materials of our latest
special report.

Take a look at these three features from our May/June issue
exploring the benefits
and drawbacks of public payment programs:

Undoing Welfare Reform
:
The expanded Child Tax Credit will lift an additional 4.1 million
children out of poverty, cutting child poverty by about half.
Contributor Kalena Thomhave explores what things would look like if we
made this policy simple, universal, and permanent.

Congress's Most Family-Friendly Member
:
Contributor Bryce Covert profiles Rep. Rosa DeLauro, who has spent 30
years in the House fighting for an adequate Child Tax Credit and paid
family leave. And now, she's finally getting somewhere.

The Politics of UBI
:
Staff Writer Alexander Sammon wonders whether guaranteed-income programs
are really the policy-and political-winners that everyone assumes
they are.

READ FEATURES FROM OUR MAY/JUNE ISSUE HERE

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