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How to Solve Budget Crises? Tax the Rich and Make Banks Pay

The alternative to austerity is bold progressive economic policy.

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Daycare Centers Are the Latest Casualty in the War on the Poor

The budget crisis in Illinois has taken an outsized toll on kids in low-income families.

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How Poor Children Are Bearing the Brunt of Austerity Cuts

The Illinois budget impasse is being used to erode childhood development programs for poor families.

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What Happens When You Put Adult Education on the Chopping Block

The Illinois budget crisis is causing extreme cuts to adult education and literacy programs.

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Homelessness and Austerity: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Budget cuts to housing and social welfare programs are exacerbating the homelessness crisis.

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Illinois Offers Devastating Preview of Trump-Style Cuts to ‘Meals on Wheels’

The state's budget crisis has eroded the food security of low-income seniors.

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How Budget Cuts Endanger At-Risk Youth

The budget standoff in Illinois is threatening the state's most vulnerable residents.

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The Historic Budget Crisis That’s Threatening the Future of Public Colleges and Universities

Illinois’ budget standoff poses an existential threat to public higher education in the state.