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August 12, 2022 | Press Release | Hannah Matthews

Inflation Reduction Act Makes Big Advances but Leaves out Anti-Poverty Priorities

The just-passed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes important and long-overdue investments to help restore fairness in our tax system, reduce health care costs, and address the climate crisis.

August 4, 2022 | News Clip | J Geiman

Wait, How Did Student Debt Even Become A Thing?

This article quotes a CLASP report and recommendations about losing the racial wealth gap through student loan cancellation, payment reforms, and investment in college affordability.

August 2, 2022 | News Clip | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

Comprehensive investment in people improves social services, Heather Reynolds testifies

Indivar Dutta-Gupta testified before the House Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth.

July 28, 2022 | Press Release | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

Senate Reconciliation Package is a Positive Step, But Bill Sidelines Too Many Priorities

The proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a significant step forward for restoring fairness to our tax system, reducing health care coverage costs, and addressing the climate crisis—which disproportionately harms communities of color and those with low incomes—even as it falls far short of…

July 22, 2022 | Blog Post | Christian Collins

Concessions Workers at Dodger Stadium Can Also Throw Strikes 

Authorizing strikes—as the PRO Act would reinforce—is just part of how stadium workers can gain leverage in their fight to improve labor conditions at the negotiating table.

July 14, 2022 | News Clip | Emily Andrews

It will take 132 years to achieve global gender parity, World Economic Forum report finds

This article quoted Emily Andrews about large gender and race gaps in the labor market.

July 5, 2022 | Blog Post | Christian Collins

Unionization is Crucial to Improving the Workplace for Congressional Staffers

Workers have broken new ground in 2022 with unionization efforts nationwide, and their most recent victory in the halls of Capitol Hill is no exception.

June 29, 2022 | Blog Post | Juan Carlos Gomez

Immigrant Workers Supplying our Food Chain Face Climate Threats, Unmet Needs

Threats to farmworkers, such as fewer worker protections and unsafe working environments, call for new federal policies and investments to protect all workers across the food supply industry, support immigration rights, and transform our agricultural system.

June 23, 2022 | News Clip

10 Reasons Why The Biden Administration Must Provide Student Loan Debt Relief For Black Americans

"The student loan debt crisis threatens the economic security of Black women, according to ​​CLASP."

June 22, 2022 | Blog Post | J Geiman

As Pell Grants Turn 50, It’s Time for Change 

As we celebrate 50 years of the Pell Grant, we are at a critical moment to ensure the program meets these changing needs now—and in the decades to come. Here are three of CLASP's key recommendations for the future of the program.

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