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“You cannot work on a topic as mired in harmful narratives as the social safety net without inherently contributing to public perception around who we see as worthy of investment, and who we do not.”

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“To make progress on advancing economic equity we must interrogate and dismantle harmful narratives, and this paper sets forward the framework for doing exactly that.”

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“Our research shows what most Californians already know – people are struggling to stay afloat financially, and the situation is far worse for Black and Latinx families.”

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“‘Mississippi Is America’ demonstrates the consequences of America’s two-tiered labor market in which Black and brown workers and women are denied access to economic security on the job.”

Family Needs Calculator

In California alone, 3.34 million households are living paycheck to paycheck.

Today’s problems are the result of systemic policy failures—not personal responsibility. By analyzing what’s happening in California, one of the nation’s largest states, the Insight Center’s Family Needs Calculator provides a more accurate understanding of what’s needed to meet the basic needs of people throughout the US.

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Hidden Truths Podcast

The Insight Center is committed to exposing the root causes of economic exclusion and racial inequity. Through the Hidden Truths podcast, we amplify uncovered truths and unheard voices across policy and politics.

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Women Need a Win. Pass the Child Tax Credit Expansion.

| Ms. Magazine

Women are under attack in America. Our freedom is being gleefully stripped away by the conservative Supreme Court and various state legislatures across the nation, and we need our leaders to take every step possible to ensure that women and their children retain any agency they have left. Given it is impossible to extract economic justice from reproductive rights, President Joe Biden and Congress must pass the expanded child tax credit (CTC) and give us a much-needed win.

Hear Us: We Must Center Blackness in Housing

| Next City

America's housing system was founded and grounded in white supremacy. To change it requires changing our relationship to land and reimagining how we live together.

The Patriarchy Penalty

| Ms. Magazine

We as a society still cannot wrap our minds around the fact that what’s good for women is also good for society as a whole.