Alan Krueger makes the case that reforming unemployment insurance will both help the poor and provide a much-needed dose of economic stimulus.

Dalton Conley argues that the downturn is a wake-up call with an opportunity to recast all Americans, even the poor, as investors and capital managers.

Jason Furman advocates for an automatically stabilized economy that takes politics out of the equation and helps those who need it most.

Benjamin Friedman explains why antipoverty initiatives may flounder when large swaths of the populations are not benefiting from economic growth.

William A. Galston discusses the most promising political strategies for fighting poverty when budget dollars are scarce.

Benjamin Friedman explains why antipoverty initiatives may flounder when large swaths of the populations are not benefiting from economic growth.

The Second Chance Act takes the problems of prisoner re-entry head on. But is it enough? Devah Pager outlines policies for prisoner re-entry that can really work.

The effects of Internet use on earnings, old age as the great happiness equalizer, a Texas experiment on college admissions, and other cutting-edge research.

Teen pregnancy is again on the rise. Would reducing teen pregnancy yield substantial reductions in poverty? Frank F. Furstenberg gives a surprising answer.