Author:Matt Bruenig
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                  Recent Unemployment Benefit Cuts Devastated Incomes While Only Negligibly Increasing Employment
Net incomes fell by an average of $13,728.
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                  5 Ways to Make the Child Tax Credit Work Better
Reconciliation will be our last chance to fix catastrophic design flaws.
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                  The Biden Administration Can Extend the Eviction Moratorium
The Supreme Court did not rule against the CDC moratorium.
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                  In 41 Days, 20 Million Americans Will Lose UI Benefits
Major UI cuts will hit on September 6 unless Congress acts.
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                  Two-Thirds of People Now Receive Monthly Benefit Checks
Have the Democrats turned a new leaf on the importance of benefit salience?
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                  What Could Have Been for the Child Benefit
An alternative proposal that does not have the CTC's problems.
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                  Neal Paid Leave Plan Excludes 42% of New Mothers
There is an easy fix that would include all new parents.
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                  It Took Two Days to Make a Good CTC Website
The IRS had many months to do it and failed very badly.
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                  The Unemployment Cuts Have Begun
Four states have now slashed the incomes of unemployed people.
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                  Biden Is Planning to Illegally Cut Unemployment Benefits
PUA benefits are not optional. They are required by law.