Research and Publications

Nutrition assistance is our nation’s first line of defense against hunger and a powerful tool to help keep families...

• Human Services
• Federal Taxes
• Federal Budget
• Poverty
• SNAP

“This is what democracy looks like.” Even though this chant originated with the Seattle protests against the World Trade...

• Economic History
• Economic Development
• Labor Unions
• Unemployment
• Wages
• Income Inequality
• Jobs

Legislation before the U.S. House would eliminate about 5.1 million people from a federal program that provides nutrition assistance...

• Federal Taxes
• Federal Budget
• Poverty
• SNAP
• Human Services

We’re not always the “good news bears,” but today we’re thrilled to give greater visibility to a landmark new...

• Jobs
• Economic Development
• K-12 Education
• Voter ID
• Democracy
• Labor Unions
• Unemployment
• Wages
• Income Inequality

A study by a team of top national economists finds that Pennsylvania has enjoyed substantially more upward mobility than...

• PA Economy
• Poverty

By Tim Stuhldreher Originally published at Tim Stuhldreher’s Blog Paul Krugman muses on why deindustrialization left Detroit a basket...

• PA Economy
• Unemployment
• Marcellus Shale
• Jobs

Jennifer Stefano, the Pennsylvania director of Americans for Prosperity, published an op-ed in the Patriot-News Friday — the latest...

• Democracy
• Poverty
• Income Inequality
• Human Services