The Earned Income Tax Credit is one of the nation’s most effective anti-poverty programs, though its complexity, gaps in coverage, and low awareness leave room for reform and expansion.

Ranked choice voting gives voters more power to express their preferences, helping to elect candidates with broader support and foster more representative, democratic outcomes.

Worker-centric trade policy places workers at the center of U.S. trade, advancing labor rights and fair wages through tools like the USMCA’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism, while facing challenges of scope and impact.

Sovereign wealth funds help resource-rich countries stabilize their economies and share wealth more broadly, but their success depends on strong institutions and safeguards against political misuse.

Green banks are financial institutions that use public-private partnerships to fund clean energy projects, reduce investment risks, and make renewable energy more accessible, but recent funding freezes have stalled federal support for their expansion.

Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process that allows community members to decide how to allocate a portion of public funds, fostering civic engagement and collaboration between residents and local governments.

Income sharing agreements fund a student’s education in exchange for a share of their future income.

Public campaign financing is reshaping elections by reducing the influence of big money, empowering grassroots candidates, and making democracy more accessible — but can it overcome the challenges of rising costs and outside spending?

Quantitative easing (QE) is an unconventional monetary policy tool used by central banks to stimulate economies during recessions when traditional interest rate policies are insufficient. This overview examines QE’s implementation during the 2008 Great Recession and COVID-19 pandemic, its benefits, risks, and broader societal implications.

Registered apprenticeships put millions of workers on the path to economic stability, but we can do more to increase equitable access to this life-changing pipeline.

Federal Credit Unions (FCUs) are not-for-profit, member-owned institutions offering affordable financial services that combat predatory lending and invest in underserved communities.

Permanent funds, exemplified by Alaska's program, demonstrate how the usage of resource wealth can be transformed into financial benefits for residents.

Facial recognition technology (FRT) raises critical concerns about exploitation, privacy, discrimination, and worker rights —disproportionately impacting marginalized communities.

Paid family leave (PFL) social insurance is a more equitable alternative to employer-sponsored leave, often unavailable to low-wage workers. However, to ensure equitable access, public PFL must provide sufficient wage replacements to enable low-income workers to apply and fully benefit from the program.

Worker centers represent a transformative approach to labor organizing by providing essential services and support to workers who often fall outside traditional union structures, particularly immigrants and those in precarious employment.

Data cooperatives are emerging as a promising solution to counter exploitation in the digital economy — empowering workers to control, monetize, and collectively govern their personal data.