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Combining dollar cutoffs with indexing changes fundamentally alters the structure and philosophy that have guided the Social Security program for the past 90 years.
It’s still too hard for most Americans to get a mortgage Obtaining a mortgage is getting easier, but lenders are still too cautious, depressing housing demand and holding back a broader economic recovery.Federal budget and data woes Everybody lately loves anything having to do with data, but Congress has actually been reducing funding for our statistical agencies.Beyond prison walls: The realities of returning home Jocelyn Fontaine, one of the lead evaluators Safer Return, answers pressing questions about how to better support returning prisoners.National estimates on police transparency and information sharing with the public The White House has strongly promoted the idea of increased police transparency after high-profile incidents of civil unrest throughout 2014 and into 2015. Most law enforcement agencies still have a long way to go.Why do rates of sexual assault prevalence vary from report to report? Data on rape and sexual assault suffer from inconsistent estimates and underreporting, leading to misunderstandings about the extent of the problem and adequate policy solutions.Neighborhoods at the top are even more likely to stay there than those at the bottom America’s most affluent neighborhoods are worlds apart from its most disadvantaged ones, and the gap has grown in the past two decades.
