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As the number of older Americans grows, so too will demand for long-term care.
How can the U.S. meet the needs of an aging population? Watch in-person or online on September 29: hamiltonproject.org/event/me…
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Starting now! Hear from Hamilton Project Director @AvivaAronDine and more: piie.com/events/2026/grappli…
On 9/24, Hamilton Project Director @AvivaAronDine will be speaking at a @PIIE event on U.S. fiscal deficits and debt. Register to watch: piie.com/events/2026/grappli…
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The safety net plays a crucial role in reducing poverty: @BobGreensteinDC and @TrisiDanilo find that the poverty rate and the poverty gap declined markedly from 1967-2023, primarily because of expansions of social programs that occurred over these years. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
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How can the U.S. meet the long-term care needs of an aging population? Join us on September 29 @ 1:30 PM ET to discuss policies to expand access to long-term care: hamiltonproject.org/event/me…
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How do we measure poverty? @BobGreensteinDC and @TrisiDanilo offer an analysis of poverty, deep poverty, and the poverty gap from 1967-2023, the safety net's role in these changes, and why how we measure poverty over time matters. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
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On September 29, The Hamilton Project will host an event on improving long-term care. Hear from @AvivaAronDine, @nealemahoney, @CitizenCohn, and more: hamiltonproject.org/event/me…
ALT Speakers for "Meeting long-term care needs for an aging United States"
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How has the level of poverty in the United States changed over the past 50-60 years?
In a new Hamilton Project analysis, @BobGreensteinDC and @TrisiDanilo explore changes in poverty and the poverty gap from 1967 to 2023. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
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Ahead of tomorrow's poverty-data release, Danilo Trisi and I have a new Brookings/Hamilton Project piece out about what's happened to poverty, deep poverty, and the poverty gap since the late 1960s. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
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The number of Americans age 65 or older is projected to grow from 65.6 million to 77.5 million in the next decade. Are we ready for it?
Join us on 9/29 to discuss how we can meet long-term care needs for an aging population: hamiltonproject.org/event/me…
ALT On September 29, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will host an event to discuss policies to expand access to long-term care. The event will feature two panel discussions. Panelists include Aviva Aron-Dine (Brookings Institution), Jonathan Cohn (The Bulwark), Maggie Elehwany (Argentum), Nicole Howell (National Council on Aging), Carole Johnson (University Hospital), Neale Mahoney (Stanford University), Tisamarie Sherry (Urban Institute), Tara Watson (Brookings Institution), and Haeyoung Yoon (National Domestic Workers Alliance).
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Tomorrow the Census Bureau is releasing the national 2025 poverty statistics. Put the numbers in context with a new piece from @BobGreensteinDC and @TrisiDanilo on poverty and the poverty gap from 1967-2023. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
ALT Figure 1. Percent change in SPM poverty, deep poverty rates, and gaps, 1967-2023
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The U.S. is aging—and not ready for it. On September 29, join us for an event on improving long-term care. RSVP to watch in-person or online: hamiltonproject.org/event/me…
ALT "Meeting long-term care needs for an aging United States," on September 29, 2026, from 1:30-3:30 pm ET
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On 9/24, Hamilton Project Director @AvivaAronDine will be speaking at a @PIIE event on U.S. fiscal deficits and debt. Register to watch: piie.com/events/2026/grappli…
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"Where were you when the stakes were highest?" In a new @TIME op ed, @GerkenHeather and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin make the case for being actively involved in protecting the integrity of our elections: time.com/article/2026/09/03/…
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New in @washingtonpost: Former Treasury Secretaries Henry M. Paulson Jr. and Robert E. Rubin share their deep concerns about AI risk and the absence of effective constraints on development.
Read their call to action now: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Beginning Oct. 2027, states will be required to pay a portion of SNAP benefits depending on their SNAP payment error rate.
States could face huge budgetary swings based solely on luck of the draw: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
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OBBBA ties the share of SNAP benefits that a state pays to the state’s “payment error rate.”
Lauren Bauer and Diane Schanzenbach warn that this cost shift will fluctuate unpredictably and considerably from year to year solely based on random chance. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
ALT "A policy that could cause states to drop out of the SNAP program entirely should not be left to chance."
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Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the Food Stamp Act, which permanently authorized the Food Stamp Program, now known as SNAP.
Today SNAP faces cuts that threaten the program's existence, Lauren Bauer and Diane Schanzenbach warn in a new Hamilton Project analysis.
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Read the analysis: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
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Meta has reached a settlement in a landmark social media addiction trial.
Want to learn more about the costs of social media? Check out an event we hosted earlier this year, ft. research on digital addiction and product market traps: hamiltonproject.org/event/un…
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Product market traps in social media: Leonardo Bursztyn, Benjamin Handel, Rafael Jiménez-Durán, and Christopher Roth find that many people feel compelled to use social media, even though they would prefer it did not exist. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
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Digital addiction: Hunt Allcott, Matthew Gentzkow, and Lena Song present evidence that many people use more social media than they would like. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
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