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Parents Are Already Budgeting For New Child Tax Payments

Millions of parents will soon receive monthly payments worth as much as $300 per child. It's already going a long way.
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Democrats Have A Plan To Slash Child Poverty, But It Goes Through A Shoddy Website

A badly designed government website stands between America's poorest families and much-needed monthly checks.
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White House Seeks To Boost Awareness Of Checks Coming To Parents

The expanded child tax credit won’t reach people who don’t file tax returns.
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Deep-Rooted Racism, Discrimination Still Permeate US Military

The military’s judicial system has no explicit category for hate crimes, making it difficult to quantify crimes motivated by prejudice.
By Kat Stafford, James LaPorta, Aaron Morrison and Helen Wieffering, AP

Poorest Families Could Miss Out On New Monthly Checks For Parents

Reaching the poorest American families will require a massive outreach operation.
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Oakland Pilot Will Give $500 Per Month To Hundreds Of Low-Income Residents Of Color

The guaranteed income program follows in the footsteps of Stockton’s, which found recipients had better mental health and got full-time jobs at higher rates.
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COVID Relief Bill Could Profoundly Strengthen Safety Net In War Against Poverty

“We haven’t seen a shift like this since FDR,” one policy expert said.
By AP

Thanks To The COVID-19 Relief Bill, Parents Could Soon Be Getting Regular Checks

The American Rescue Plan transforms a sleepy tax credit into a child allowance for the vast majority of families.
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Leaked Video Shows Alex Jones Ranting That He's So 'F**king' Sick Of Trump

The Infowars host, who profits from pandering to Trump's base, was filmed in an expletive-laden tirade against him in 2019.
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We Eradicated TB, But Poverty Brought It Back. Will COVID-19 Be The Same?

Tuberculosis was a Victorian illness, but people are still suffering with it. We spoke to a survivor and the people who saved his life.
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