National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Increasing Access and Opportunity
Vontisha Fludd talks to advocate Danielle Nicole Drazen about her experience, and how employers can support people with disabilities.
Service Delivery & Policy Implementation
Why did New America start a “new practice lab”?
The New Practice Lab’s Racial Equity Framework
Government Can’t Wait for Emergencies to Get Creative
Investing in data sharing and infrastructure, writes Cassandra Robertson, is essential for government to respond to future emergencies.
IRS Takes Another Critical Step to Improve Coverage of CARES Act Stimulus Payments
The agency will proactively reach out to 9 million likely eligible people who have not gotten a payment, but it can and should do more.
IRS Takes Critical Steps to Improve Coverage of CARES Act Stimulus Payments for People with Dependents
Today’s Expiration of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Will Prove Devastating
Launching a national unemployment data dashboard
This collaboration is a critical part of making sure we build a safety-net that really works for people when they need it most.
IRS Has Cut 160 Million Stimulus Checks — but Marginalized and Vulnerable Americans Are Still Disproportionately Left Out
For many of those who need the money most, getting a check has been difficult at best.
Tens of Millions of Americans Are Risking Their Lives for Less Than $15/Hr
At least 13 million essential workers continue to commute to work every day for less than a living wage.
Congress Appropriated $300 Billion in Relief Payments to Individuals and Families — but Poor Delivery May Prevent Tens of Millions of Americans from Ever Accessing Them
We estimate that only half of eligible families will receive funds this month and 10 million more are unlikely to receive checks at all.