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Public Trust in Government
President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service Max Stier talked about diminishing public trust i…
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Landmark Legislation: Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965
Jim Morone, professor of political science and urban studies at Brown University, and Laurence Kotlikoff …
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Jacob Riis
Howard Husock, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, talked about how Jacob Riis became inv…
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Slowing Population Growth Rates in the United States
After the release of the initial 2020 U.S. Census results, The Hill's Reid Wilson discussed the factors c…
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The Works Progress Administration
Sandra Opdycke of Vassar College’s Institute for Innovation in Social Policy explained the history of FDR…
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The State of Homelessness in the United States
Nan Roman from the National Alliance to End Homelessness discussed the state of homelessness in the U.S. …
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The Federal Bureaucracy
The federal bureaucracy, encompassing millions of employees and hundreds of agencies, departments, and co…
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LBJ's Great Society and War on Poverty
Robert Woodson and Michael Lind talked about President Lyndon Johnson’s goal of promoting equality and en…
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Omnibus Housing Act of 1965
Kent Watkins talked about the Omnibus Housing Act of 1965 signed by President Lyndon Johnson. The act was…
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Ulrich Boser and Darleen Opfer talked about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. They disc…
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Block Grants
BLOCK GRANTS are provided by the federal government to support collections of general programs administer…
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Categorical Grants
CATEGORICAL GRANTS are the primary source of federal aid to states and are provided for specific programs…
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Federal Grants
Federal grants are funding provided to state and local governments by the federal government toward a wid…
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What are Entitlements?
Melissa Boteach, Vice President, Center for American Progress, Poverty to Prosperity Program and James C.…
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Early History of Public Housing
Author Ben Austen talks about the early history of public housing in inner cities across America, specifi…
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The WIC Program
Public Policy Professor Douglas Besharov, University of MD, talked about the Special Supplemental Nutriti…
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The Head Start Program
Olivia Golden talked about the services provided to families in this program.
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
LaDonna Pavetti talked about the parameters of the program and the distribution of funds.
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Supplemental Security Income Program
Professor Edward Berkowitz spoke about the history and policy of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI),…
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Solutions and Obstacles to Fixing Social Security
Charles Blahous talked about ways to fix the issues with Social Security. Robert Reischauer discussed som…
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How Social Security is Funded
Michael Tanner explained how the funding for the Social Security program works. He discussed some of the …
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Housing Assistance for Low-Income Families
Emily Badger talked about rental assistance provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (…
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Medicare and Medicaid Acts of 1965
Tom Scully talked about the Medicare and Medicaid Acts of 1965.
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How the Federal Government Spends Your Taxes
Chuck Marr of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities discussed how the federal government spends taxe…
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Mortgage Interest Deduction
Christopher Salavati talked about his analysis of the mortgage interest deduction, how it benefits high i…
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Food Stamp Program
Alan Bjerga talked about the effectiveness and cost of the food stamp program (Supplemental Nutrition Ass…
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American Military Welfare Programs
Jennifer Mittelstadt talked about the rise of welfare programs for American veterans, especially in the 2…
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The Townsend Plan and Social Security
Craig Hendricks talked about Francis Townsend, a Long Beach resident who proposed federal assistance for …
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Social Security
A 1952 film produced by the U.S. government that explains how the Social Security system works.
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Factors Contributing to the Federal Deficit
Former Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY) on the effects of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and defense spen…
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