Plus, ending hair discrimination in the United States and the Biden administration’s AI policies.
| How generous are each state’s safety net programs? Social safety net programs serve as crucial tools for alleviating poverty and inequality, with millions of U.S. families relying on them to help meet their basic needs. While safety net generosity has generally increased since 2001, it varies significantly from state to state. To shed light on these disparities, Gabriela Goodman and Tara Watson share key findings from recently collected data and discuss the policy implications. |
Explore the interactive Dig deeper into the data and see how much support your state provides with this new interactive by our Center for Economic Security and Opportunity. |
More research and commentary The CROWN Act hasn’t ended hair discrimination in Texas. State-level versions of the CROWN Act, which prohibits race-based hair discrimination, contain loopholes that enable the discriminatory targeting of Black hairstyles, write Jennifer Wyatt Bourgeois and Howard Henderson. The Biden administration’s AI policies. John Villasenor outlines how and why the White House’s sweeping executive order on artificial intelligence (AI) could increase U.S. cyber vulnerabilities. |
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