About 75 million non-elderly individuals lived in families with combined weekly earnings below the poverty line in May — far above the pre-pandemic level of roughly 60 million. Read more
In 1967, economic security programs lifted above the poverty line just 4 percent of those who would otherwise be poor. By 2017, that figure had jumped to 43 percent. Read more
Deep state cuts in funding for higher education over the last decade have contributed to rapid, significant tuition increases and pushed more of the costs of college to students, making it harder for them to enroll and graduate. Read more
