Wednesday, June 29, 2022
In 2021, The Hamilton Project has been doing a deep dive into social insurance in the United States. Our capstone analysis shows that social insurance plays a critical role for workers and families – both in times of crisis, as...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
As the Asia Pacific develops, more countries in the region must build comprehensive policy frameworks that promote wellbeing in old age, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana writes.
Older persons are highly visible across Asia and the Pacific: they work in...
Monday, October 11, 2021
As much as I hate to contribute towards the abandonment issues of a kitchen utensil, there’s a pot in my cupboard covered in dents that I can no longer use. Why? Because, just like you, I spent countless nights at the beginning of the pandemic standing...
Monday, August 30, 2021
The dangerous delta variant is spreading. The future of schools is unclear. And millions of workers are about to be kicked off unemployment. On Labor Day, expanded unemployment benefits put in place in response to the pandemic are set to expire, and...
Friday, August 20, 2021
Many Americans have trouble covering their costs of living with income solely from Social Security. Now, a bill has been reintroduced in Congress aimed at reducing the risk that older Americans, women and people of color will live in poverty despite...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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There can be no excuse for the fact that child labour has increased for the first time in two...
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Monday, April 12, 2021
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The recently enacted American Rescue Plan is a sea change in the federal government’s approach to the social...
Thursday, April 1, 2021
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Everyone participates in the social contract every day, and we rarely stop to think about it. Yet social...
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Africa, South Sudan, America, Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, United States, Asia, China, India, Europe, Denmark, United Kingdom
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Thursday, March 11, 2021
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As part of recent COVID-19-related legislation, the US Government has committed to provide a quasi-universal...
Monday, March 30, 2020
O Plenário do Senado aprovou nesta segunda-feira (30) o PL 786/2020, projeto que estabelece a distribuição dos alimentos da merenda escolar às famílias dos estudantes que tiveram suspensas as aulas na rede pública de educação básica devido à pandemia do...