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Three experts discuss a recent report from the National Academies on reducing intergenerational poverty. …

Wall Street Journal National Security Reporter Vivian Salama talked about allegations against the United …

National Alliance to End Homelessness Chief Policy Officer Steve Berg talked about the state of homelessn…

Michael Tanner of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity talked about his research on how the f…

This lesson, which features economist Melissa Kearney in conversation with the American Enterprise Instit…

This clip provides an overview of arguments for and against Senator Tuberville’s (R-AL) hold on military …

The House of Representatives recently passed a debt ceiling deal brokered by Speaker of the House Kevin M…

Is the U.S. tax system fair? Featuring polling data on this question, this clip also includes comments fr…

President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service Max Stier talked about diminishing public trust i…

Vince Hall of the advocacy organization Feeding America discussed the March 1 end of extended federal eme…

Cato Institute's Tax Policy Studies Director Adam Michel and Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy's …

Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Phillip Swagel presents the agency's revenue and expend…

Cook County (IL) Board of Commissioners President and Counties for a Guaranteed Income’s Toni Preckwinkle…

Kaiser Health News Chief Washington Correspondent Julie Rovner talked about House Republicans' “Commitmen…

Former Homeland Security official and author Juliette Kayyem discussed her book, "The Devil Never Sleeps:…

This lesson focuses on the growth of Walmart and its recent transformation. The lesson, which features jo…

Kaiser Health News' Chief Washington Correspondent Julie Rovner talked about health care costs and the fi…

Jim Morone, professor of political science and urban studies at Brown University, and Laurence Kotlikoff …

This lesson plan opens with a reflective question that asks students to consider the role of government o…

Saint Vincent College professor Timothy Kelly discusses the formation of the Subsistence Homestead Divisi…

Saint Vincent College professor Timothy Kelly discusses the human experience during the Great Depression.…

President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Maya MacGuineas speaks at a Senate Budget Com…

Social Security Works President Nancy Altman speaks at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on preserving So…

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) speaks at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on preserving Social Security.

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on preserving Social Security.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks about legislation he introduced in 2019, the Social Security Expansi…

Howard Husock, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, talked about how Jacob Riis became inv…

Center for Law and Social Policy Executive Director Olivia Golden and American Enterprise Institute Presi…

After the release of the initial 2020 U.S. Census results, The Hill's Reid Wilson discussed the factors c…

Sandra Opdycke of Vassar College’s Institute for Innovation in Social Policy explained the history of FDR…

Filmmaker Michael Moore talked about progressive proposals for government funded health care, college and…

Alex Nowrasteh, immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute, talked about the Trump administration’s…

Nan Roman from the National Alliance to End Homelessness discussed the state of homelessness in the U.S. …

A new report released this week projects that Social Security and Medicare will run out of funds earlier …

The federal bureaucracy, encompassing millions of employees and hundreds of agencies, departments, and co…

In his 1965 State of the Union address, President Johnson called on Americans to continue on the “road to…

Robert Woodson and Michael Lind talked about President Lyndon Johnson’s goal of promoting equality and en…

Kent Watkins talked about the Omnibus Housing Act of 1965 signed by President Lyndon Johnson. The act was…

In his second State of the Union address, President Johnson called on Americans to continue on the “road …

Ulrich Boser and Darleen Opfer talked about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. They disc…

Dr. Danielle Martin, Canadian doctor and health care administrator, explained the healthcare system in Ca…

BLOCK GRANTS are provided by the federal government to support collections of general programs administer…

CATEGORICAL GRANTS are the primary source of federal aid to states and are provided for specific programs…

Federal grants are funding provided to state and local governments by the federal government toward a wid…

Melissa Boteach, Vice President, Center for American Progress, Poverty to Prosperity Program and James C.…

Author Ben Austen talks about the early history of public housing in inner cities across America, specifi…

Melissa Boteach, Vice President, Center for American Progress, Poverty to Prosperity Program and James C.…

Mark Wolfe talks about how the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is managed.

Mark Wolfe, Executive Director, National Energy Assistance Directors Assn., explains what this program do…

The LIHEAP Program assists low income households with energy costs. LIHEAP offers programs that keep peop…

As Congress prepares the national budget, they must consider programs that fall within the scope of its s…

The Universal Service Fund was initially created to provide phone service to people in rural areas of the…

Edward Wyatt explains the purpose of this program under the Universal Service Fund and the controversy su…

Edward Wyatt provides an overview of this program and explains how it is funded.

Public Policy Professor Douglas Besharov, University of MD, talked about the Special Supplemental Nutriti…

Douglas Besharov talked about the process of receiving funds and how to purchase food.

Olivia Golden talked about the services provided to families in this program.

The Social Security Act of 1935 was created in response to social problems that had developed in the 19th…

LaDonna Pavetti talked about the parameters of the program and the distribution of funds.

Michael Tanner explained a proposal to reduce the funding shortfall in the Social Security program. He su…

Professor Edward Berkowitz spoke about the history and policy of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI),…

Michael Tanner talked about the idea of increasing the age that citizens can receive Social Security bene…

Charles Blahous and Robert Reischauer talked about the idea of raising or eliminating the Social Security…

Charles Blahous talked about ways to fix the issues with Social Security. Robert Reischauer discussed som…

Michael Tanner explained how the funding for the Social Security program works. He discussed some of the …

Emily Badger talked about rental assistance provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (…

Tom Scully talked about the Medicare and Medicaid Acts of 1965.

Hoover Institution Senior Fellow and former Deputy at Office of Management and Budget John Cogan discusse…

John Cogan talks about the percentage of the national budget that pays for entitlement programs and the d…

John Cogan explains how a coal mining disaster in WV led to the enactment of an entitlement program for c…

Examples of entitlements under Presidents Nixon, Johnson and G.W. Bush are discussed.

After viewing videos of elected officials commenting on the topic, John Cogan talked about the relationsh…

John Cogan explains how these programs have changed over time and contribute to problems today.

John Cogan talked about FDR's actions on entitlement programs beginning in 1933.

John Cogan explains the various meanings of entitlements and how these programs have evolved over time.

Lucy Melcher from the organization, No Kid Hungry, discussed a recent report on poverty and childhood hun…

Chuck Marr of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities discussed how the federal government spends taxe…

Christopher Salavati talked about his analysis of the mortgage interest deduction, how it benefits high i…

In 1932 the United States was in the depths of the Great Depression with the government struggling on the…

Alan Bjerga talked about the effectiveness and cost of the food stamp program (Supplemental Nutrition Ass…

Robert Hartwig discusses how this program works among homeowners, insurance companies and the federal gov…

Jennifer Mittelstadt talked about the rise of welfare programs for American veterans, especially in the 2…

Craig Hendricks talked about Francis Townsend, a Long Beach resident who proposed federal assistance for …

A 1952 film produced by the U.S. government that explains how the Social Security system works.

Former Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY) on the effects of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and defense spen…