Michigan families vulnerable as economic safeguards expire
August 11, 2020
Detroit Free Press
Expert: Luke Shaefer, Roshanak Mehdipanah
U-M: Detroit’s unemployment rate improves but money woes mount
August 5, 2020
Bridge Detroit
Expert: Jeffery Morenoff, Lydia Wileden
This prof is shedding light on energy injustice — and how to fix it
July 30, 2020
Grist
Expert: Tony Reames
Column: Public health and systemic racism are on the ballot in prosecutor elections
July 28, 2020
Michigan Advance
Expert: Paul Fleming and Melissa Creary
Why Hunger Can Grow Even When Poverty Doesn’t
July 28, 2020
The New York Times
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Housing insecurity in Washtenaw County is worsened by pandemic
July 22, 2020
Eastern Echo
Expert: Michigan Eviction Project
The Pandemic Has Pushed Aside City Planning Rules. But to Whose Benefit?
July 20, 2020
The New York Times
Expert: Jeremy Levine
Opinion: Detroit needs another stimulus check
July 17, 2020
Bridge Detroit
Expert: Richard Rodems and Lydia Wileden
Solidarity is not acknowledging your white privilege, but relinquishing it
July 7, 2020
Detroit Free Press
Expert: Matt Alemu
New report shows Detroiters positive on economic mobility, pre-coronavirus
June 23, 2020
Bridge Detroit
Expert: Jeff Morenoff
Experts say Michigan’s unemployment claims computer system causing backlogs
June 12, 2020
Michigan Radio
How Banks Are Exploiting the Coronavirus Crisis for Profit
June 4, 2020
The American Prospect
Expert: Terri Friedline
U-M: Food insecurity spikes for low-income adults during coronavirus pandemic
June 3, 2020
All About Ann Arbor / WDIV Local 4
Expert: Julia Wolfson, Cindy Leung
Survey: Pandemic caused job losses for 4 of 10 Detroiters
May 26, 2020
Associated Press
Expert: Jeffrey Morenoff
Pandemic Worsens Detroit’s Housing Crisis, Affecting Tenants and Landlords
May 20, 2020
WDET Detroit Today
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
See which Michigan counties have the highest rate of eviction filings
May 20, 2020
MLive
Expert: Robert Goodspeed
Study: Tenants in 1 out of 6 rentals faced eviction in Michigan
May 20, 2020
Detroit News
Expert: Robert Goodspeed
U-M report: more than half of area households struggling to make ends meet
May 18, 2020
Cadillac News
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
She’s racing to help homeless kids — but can’t reach them during pandemic
May 16, 2020
Detroit Free Press
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Michigan’s unemployment system is better than most states, but that’s cold comfort for those it failed
May 15, 2020
MLive
Expert: Kristin Seefeldt
U of M paper: Protections needed to prevent COVID-19 housing crisis in Detroit
May 13, 2020
Michigan Radio
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Our Broken Unemployment System Is a National Scandal
May 6, 2020
VICE News
Expert: Michael Evangelist
University of Michigan research aims to help identify areas in need
May 6, 2020
WLNS 6 Lansing
Expert: Kristin Seefeldt
1 in 4 Detroit workers fight on front lines against COVID-19
May 5, 2020
Detroit News
Expert: Afton Branche
America’s Cash Assistance Program Appears Dead When People Need It Most
May 5, 2020
HuffPost
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
UM: Before COVID about 14% of state residents were living in poverty, 29% near it
May 4, 2020
Detroit News
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer, Jennifer Erb-Downward
States Made It Harder to Get Jobless Benefits. Now That’s Hard to Undo.
April 30, 2020
The New York Times
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Haven’t got a stimulus check yet? Find out if you qualify
April 20, 2020
Detroit Today, WDET
Expert: Afton Branche
Poor and homeless in Michigan at risk of missing out on stimulus
April 16, 2020
Detroit Free Press
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Opinion: Federal stimulus checks may take longest to reach people who need aid most
April 13, 2020
Detroit News
Expert: Richard Rodems & H. Luke Shaefer
Opinion: Michigan’s coronavirus response must confront poverty and racism
April 10, 2020
Bridge Magazine
Expert: Faculty experts from School of Public Health
Michigan’s African American community hit hardest by coronavirus pandemic
April 6, 2020
Oakland Press
Expert: Afton Branche
Detroit becomes a hot spot for coronavirus cases
March 30, 2020
Associated Press
Expert: Roshanak Mehdipanah, Susan Dorr Goold
Another housing crisis is coming – and bailouts and eviction freezes won’t be enough to prevent many from losing their homes
March 27, 2020
The Conversation
Expert: Roshanak Mehdipanah
What kind of unemployment benefits are right for the unprecedented time of COVID-19?
March 27, 2020
Marketplace
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
A Homeless Family Navigates a Life Warped by the Coronavirus
March 25, 2020
New York Times
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Coronavirus spreading faster in Detroit than nearly anywhere in United States
March 25, 2020
Bridge Magazine
Expert: Roshanak Mehdipanah
Aging and isolated, rural northern Michigan braces for coronavirus
March 24, 2020
Bridge Magazine
Expert: Susan Dorr Goold
‘It happened so quickly’: Detroit area advocates scramble to help vulnerable students. But first they have to find them.
March 24, 2020
Chalkbeat Detroit
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Huge jump in jobless claims will put significant strain on Michigan’s safety net, says poverty expert
March 23, 2020
Michigan Radio Stateside
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Opinion: Suspending the tax auction was long overdue. Let’s not bring it back.
March 22, 2020
Detroit News
Expert: Joshua Akers
‘We’re just trying to live.’ Being homeless during the coronavirus pandemic
March 20, 2020
MLive
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Coronavirus and Poverty: A mother skips meals so her children can eat
March 20, 2020
New York Times
Expert: Luke Shaefer
Michigan strains unemployment system with most claims since Great Recession
March 20, 2020
Bridge Magazine
Expert: Luke Shaefer
How COVID-19 turned the tide for Detroit utility shut-offs and foreclosures
March 18, 2020
Michigan Radio Stateside
Expert: Patrick Cooney
Wayne Co. foreclosures, Detroit evictions halted amid outbreak
March 16, 2020
Detroit News
Expert: Margaret Dewar
Michigan businesses brace for challenges as coronavirus hits home
March 14, 2020
Detroit Free Press
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
After 10 Years of Obamacare, Racial Gaps in Coverage Persist: Study
March 4, 2020
US News & World Report
Expert: Helen Levy, Tom Buchmueller
WXYZ & State of Michigan 2020 Census town hall
March 2, 2020
WXYZ (Detroit)
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Leflore Co. 7th on national list of disadvantaged
February 29, 2020
The Greenwood Commonwealth
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Opinion: Detroit’s economy will grow over the next 5 years
February 24, 2020
Detroit News
Expert: Poverty Solutions
Understanding Deep Disadvantage in America: A Conversation with Kathryn Edin
February 19, 2020
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Expert: Kathryn Edin, Princeton
Detroit wants to expand water help. Here’s how to avoid disconnections.
February 17, 2020
Bridge Magazine
Expert: Poverty Solutions
Community Reinvestment Act Proposal Could Worsen Hazards of #BankingWhileBlack
February 13, 2020
Next City
Expert: Terri Friedline
Detroit Urban Research Center, Poverty Solutions grant $79,500 to projects alleviating poverty
February 13, 2020
Michigan Daily
Expert: Poverty Solutions
‘Response to Deep Disadvantage Has to Start With Listening,’ Says Scholar
February 3, 2020
Daily Yonder
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Several Mississippi counties top list of most disadvantaged areas in the country
February 2, 2020
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
Expert: Poverty Solutions study
Report Finds Many Ohio Valley Communities At Deep Disadvantage in Health, Wealth
January 30, 2020
Ohio Valley ReSource
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Study links Detroit tax foreclosures, speculation, demolitions with lead poisoning
January 28, 2020
Michigan Radio
Expert: Joshua Akers
Despite insurance gains, more people in the U.S. can’t afford doctors
January 27, 2020
Reuters
Expert: John Ayanian
A Tale of Two Motor Cities
January 22, 2020
U.S. News & World Report
Expert: Margaret Dewar
Childhood adversity and violence exposure can alter the brain
January 17, 2020
News Medical
Expert: Christopher Monk
Blacks and Latinos say they pay higher bank fees — research suggests they’re right
January 16, 2020
CBS News
Expert: Terri Friedline
Issues Of The Environment: The Relationship Between Environmental Justice And Winter Health
January 15, 2020
WEMU
Expert: Tony Reames
Digital Inclusion Officer Tackles Tech Inequity in Detroit
January 6, 2020
Government Technology
Expert: Joshua Edmonds
Study: 90 percent of properties at Wayne County tax auction went to speculators
January 3, 2020
Curbed Detroit
Expert: Joshua Akers
College Bound St. Paul: City picks savings account over stock market for kids’ college funds
December 29, 2019
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Expert: Willie Elliot
Detroit schools get automated alert when students enter homeless shelters
December 25, 2019
Michigan Radio
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Building a Better Future: Solving instability with self-sufficiency
December 20, 2019
Wall Street Journal custom content
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Dearborn building inspector has blighted Detroit properties — and county lets him buy more
December 18, 2019
Deadline Detroit
Expert: Joshua Akers
Schools use tech to battle absenteeism with engaging lessons, data
December 16, 2019
Education Dive
Expert: Poverty Solutions study
Schools use tech to battle absenteeism with engaging lessons, data
December 16, 2019
Education Dive
Faculty group to set academic agenda for 2020 presidential debate
December 13, 2019
The Record
Expert: Kristin Seefeldt
The Myth of the Two-Parent Home
December 9, 2019
The New York Times
Expert: Paula Fomby
Effort to stave off Detroit foreclosures leaves many deeper in debt
December 4, 2019
Detroit News
Expert: Margaret Dewar
In an Evangelical Hub, Hometown Heroes Hold Up the Social Safety Net
December 4, 2019
American Communities Project
Expert: America's Most Vulnerable Communities project
Sending bulldozers into Detroit’s neighborhoods isn’t enough to solve blight problem
November 23, 2019
Detroit Free Press
Expert: Margaret Dewar
Students participate in sleep-out as part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
November 19, 2019
Michigan Daily
Otsego County organizations team up to help with homelessness and hunger
November 13, 2019
Gaylord Herald Times
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Subsidized employment can get more people working while economy is strong
November 12, 2019
The Hill
Expert: Joshua Rivera, Harry Holzer
A Surprising Finding on Paid Leave: ‘This Is Not the Way We Teach This’
November 11, 2019
The New York Times
Expert: Martha Bailey
There’s growing support for a new way of collectively bargaining
November 1, 2019
Marketplace
Expert: Kate Andrias
Poverty in rural Michigan: Relentless aging and few opportunities for those of working age
October 21, 2019
The Detroit Free Press
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
College, a way out of poverty, is a distant dream in much of rural Michigan
October 16, 2019
Detroit Free Press
A program to cut down back taxes for Detroiters may be too little, too late
October 15, 2019
Detour Detroit
Expert: Alexa Eisenberg
Detroit Rising podcast: Detroit’s broadband haves and have nots
October 11, 2019
Crain's Detroit
Expert: Joshua Edmonds
The Toll of Student Debt Goes Beyond Failing to Build Wealth
October 10, 2019
The Morning Consult
Expert: William Elliott III
A Harvard Research Institute Explores What Makes A Good Neighborhood in Detroit
October 9, 2019
Hour Detroit
Expert: Alford Young, Jr. and Alexa Eisenberg
Detour Detroit covers Detroit Digital Inclusion Summit, goals for increasing internet access
October 8, 2019
Detour Detroit
Expert: Joshua Edmonds
Rural Communities: Conquering Challenges, Optimizing Opportunities
October 4, 2019
Rural Matters podcast
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
With the Affordable Care Act’s future in doubt, evidence grows that it has saved lives
September 30, 2019
The Washington Post
Expert: John Ayanian
Opinion: Clean-slate legislation strengthens Michigan
September 24, 2019
The Detroit News
Expert: J.J. Prescott and Sonja Starr
Top Democrats discussed ‘Medicare for All’ at Houston debate, but what about healthy food for all?
September 13, 2019
The Conversation
Expert: Patricia Smith
America’s poverty rate falls while household incomes remain the same
September 10, 2019
Philadelphia Inquirer
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
More Americans go without health insurance for the first time in a decade
September 10, 2019
USA Today
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Poverty declines, but more are uninsured and household income is at a standstill, census data show
September 10, 2019
Los Angeles Times
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Poor and middle-class Americans are much less likely to survive into their 70s than the wealthy, federal report says
September 9, 2019
Washington Post
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Detroit’s first director of digital inclusion helps a divided city get online
September 4, 2019
Marketplace
Forward Focus: Study shows Michigan is home to one of largest homeless student populations
August 27, 2019
WSBT-TV
Focusing on Sawyer’s future
August 16, 2019
Marquette Mining Journal
Expert: Kristen Ranville Kerecman
Focus groups work towards bettering the K.I. Sawyer community
August 15, 2019
TV 6
2019’s States with the Most Underprivileged Children
August 7, 2019
WalletHub
Expert: Trina Shanks, Terri Friedline
This tax credit wasn’t meant to help with housing, but that’s exactly what it’s doing
August 5, 2019
The Conversation
Expert: Natasha Pilkauskas
Editorial: Administration sets sights on food stamps
August 1, 2019
East Oregonian
Rural children more than twice as likely to be homeless in Michigan
July 25, 2019
Bridge Magazine
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Study: the US could have averted about 15,600 deaths if every state expanded Medicaid
July 23, 2019
Vox
Expert: Sarah Miller
MLive covers discussion on Detroit investments at U-M Regents meeting
July 19, 2019
MLive
Expert: Alexa Eisenberg
Udow-Phillips, Shaefer: Reduce ‘administrative burden’ of work rules to prevent mass health coverage losses
July 15, 2019
Crain's Detroit Business
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer and Marianne Udow-Phillips
Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Foundation Announce Detroit to Join New Initiative to Increase Economic Mobility
June 20, 2019
City of Detroit Mayor's Office
Joe Biden’s claim that ‘almost half’ of Americans live in poverty
June 20, 2019
Washington Post
Expert: Sandra K. Danziger
Michigan homeless students struggle academically with more resources needed
June 20, 2019
MLive
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Michigan homeless students struggle academically with more resources needed
June 20, 2019
MLive
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Elizabeth Warren’s plan to pass her plans
June 12, 2019
Vox
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Excessive insurance rates hurt struggling families most of all
June 8, 2019
Michigan Capitol Confidential
Expert: Josh Rivera
Auto insurance help is on way for Michigan motorists
June 6, 2019
Midland Daily News
Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces closest plan in Congress to universal basic income
June 6, 2019
Washington Post
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
How many Americans live on $2 a day? The biggest debate in poverty research, explained.
June 5, 2019
Vox
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Gov. Whitmer signs bipartisan no-fault auto insurance reform bill
May 30, 2019
WXYZ (Detroit)
Expert: Joshua Rivera
Is recent auto insurance reform good news for low-income Michiganders? Maybe.
May 29, 2019
Michigan Radio
Expert: Patrick Cooney
Experts have wanted to update the poverty line for years – but not the way Trump is planning to do it
May 22, 2019
Pacific Standard
Expert: David Johnson
In the fight to improve attendance, the Detroit district will try using vans to pick up absent students
May 22, 2019
Chalkbeat Detroit
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Whitmer: I won’t be ‘bullied’ on auto insurance
May 22, 2019
The Detroit News
Expert: Joshua Rivera and Patrick Cooney
Gaylord women create project to connect homeless youth with community resources
May 16, 2019
Gaylord Herald Times
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Why Low-Income Households Need to Be Part of the Clean Energy Revolution
May 16, 2019
Yale Environment 360
Expert: Tony Reames
“Effective Treatment Everywhere”
May 14, 2019
Harvard Magazine
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
“Effective Treatment Everywhere”
May 14, 2019
Harvard Magazine
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Michigan counties struggle to meet need for opioid treatment
May 14, 2019
Michigan Radio
State names jobless advocate to lead Unemployment Insurance Agency
May 6, 2019
Detroit Free Press
Expert: Steve Gray
As Auto Lending Delinquencies Rise, Discrimination Is Even More Dangerous To The Economy
May 1, 2019
Forbes
Expert: Joshua Rivera
Panel debates whether credit scores unfairly affect car insurance rates
May 1, 2019
The Detroit News
Expert: Joshua Rivera
Tlaib blasts auto insurers on Detroit’s high rates, says it amounts to red-lining
May 1, 2019
Detroit Free Press
Expert: Joshua Rivera
Whitmer orders look at auto-insurance pricing on non-driving factors
May 1, 2019
MLive
Detroit hires director of digital inclusion
April 16, 2019
Cities Today
Expert: Joshua Edmonds
New Detroit director aims to improve internet, computer access across city
April 10, 2019
Crain's Detroit Business
Expert: Joshua Edmonds
Report: Auto insurance unaffordable in 97% of Michigan zip codes
March 28, 2019
Michigan Radio
Expert: Joshua Rivera
A Dummy’s Guide to Democratic Policy Proposals
March 27, 2019
The New York Times
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Are most of us struggling to make ends meet?
March 26, 2019
Cadillac News
Expert: Thomas Ivacko
UM study: Auto insurance unaffordable in 97% of Michigan ZIP codes
March 22, 2019
Crain's Detroit Business
Expert: Joshua Rivera and Patrick Cooney
Michigan’s auto insurance rates keep people from getting out of poverty
March 20, 2019
Detroit Free Press
Expert: Joshua Rivera and Patrick Cooney
The Case for Expunging Criminal Records
March 20, 2019
The New York Times
Expert: By J.J. Prescott and Sonja B. Starr
Tired of disappointing political leaders? 5 ideas to upgrade democracy
March 10, 2019
New Jersey Star-Ledger
Expert: Derrick Darby
Study shows many in Michigan struggling to make ends meet
March 6, 2019
WLNS Channel 6
Expert: Thomas Ivacko
Congress asked top experts for a plan to cut child poverty in half. Here it is.
February 28, 2019
Vox
Expert: Vonnie McLloyd and H. Luke Shaefer
Poverty Solutions simulate life of Americans living below the poverty line
February 26, 2019
Michigan Daily
Removing Barriers to Recovery: Community Partnering for Innovative Solutions to the Opioid Crisis
February 18, 2019
Legal News
Expert: Meghan M. O'Neil
Immigration, legislation, investigation and child poverty: 4 scholars respond to Trump’s State of the Union
February 6, 2019
The Conversation
Expert: Patricia Smith
Immigration, legislation, investigation and child poverty: 4 scholars respond to Trump’s State of the Union
February 5, 2019
San Francisco Chronicle
Expert: Patricia Smith
What Is the Blood of a Poor Person Worth?
February 1, 2019
The New York Times
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
College students shouldn’t have to choose between tuition and food
January 18, 2019
Bridge Magazine
Expert: Natalie Sampson
Michigan should make these changes to help people keep their homes
January 17, 2019
Detroit Free Press
Expert: Roshanak Mehdipanah and Alexa Eisenberg
Domestic Poverty: Can stricter work mandates reduce the poverty rate?
January 11, 2019
CQ Researcher
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Families are choosing between their health and staying together
January 10, 2019
The Conversation
Expert: Paul Fleming and William Lopez
Poverty map shows which Michigan communities struggle
January 10, 2019
Cadillac News
Poverty map shows which Michigan communities struggle
January 10, 2019
Cadillac News
Pregnant in rural Michigan? Fill up your gas tank for delivery day.
January 10, 2019
Bridge Magazine
Expert: Marianne Udow-Phillips
Study: Head Start improves kids’ lives. But we’re still finding out just how.
January 8, 2019
Vox
Expert: Martha Bailey
Baby, it’s cold outside, and new rules make it harder to get help in Michigan
December 13, 2018
Bridge Magazine
Expert: Kristin Seefeldt
A College Experiment That Really Worked
December 11, 2018
The New York Times
Expert: Susan Dynarski
Detroit officials brace for affordable housing losses
December 10, 2018
The Detroit News
Expert: Margaret Dewar
New U-M Professorship to Support Social Justice Research, Action
December 9, 2018
The Jewish News
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer and Michael Barr
Trump rule change for immigrants forces an impossible choice
December 8, 2018
The Detroit Free Press
Expert: Paul Fleming
Detroit poverty tax exemption change hits snag over notaries
November 20, 2018
The Detroit Free Press
Expert: Alexa Eisenberg
The complexities of child poverty and health care in the USA
November 3, 2018
The Lancet
Energy access is not created equal. This Ann Arbor organization is trying to change that.
October 31, 2018
Concentrate Media
Expert: Tony Reames
1 in 6 older black people have been homeless at some point in their life, study finds
October 9, 2018
The Washington Post
Expert: Helen Levy
Research expert at U-M Law School says $2.7 million grant to help state develop a proper penal fee program
September 26, 2018
Detroit Legal News
Expert: Meghan O'Neil
The Applied Wisdom of the Heartland
September 18, 2018
Harvard Magazine
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Flint again most impoverished city in the nation, new census data shows
September 17, 2018
MLive
Expert: Joshua Rivera
Middle-class income hit an all-time high of $61,372 last year, U.S. Census Bureau says
September 12, 2018
The Washington Post
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
The Recovery Threw the Middle-Class Dream Under a Benz
September 12, 2018
The New York Times
Expert: Fabian Pfeffer
U.S. household income increases for third straight year to $61,372, census data show
September 12, 2018
NBC News
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
UM, Harvard to partner on Detroit poverty study, opioid crisis
September 12, 2018
Crain's Detroit
Trump Launches Aggressive Poverty Disinformation Campaign
September 10, 2018
The American Prospect
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer and Joshua Rivera
Why it’s hard for blacks to pull themselves up by bootstraps when it comes to health
September 4, 2018
The Conversation
Expert: Shervin Assari
Poor people at risk of eviction as tax credits expire and Detroit revives
August 21, 2018
Bridge
Expert: Margaret Dewar
Detroit real estate game creates chaos in neighborhoods
August 17, 2018
Detroit Free Press
Expert: Joshua Akers
Michigan is reinstating work requirements for people on food assistance
August 17, 2018
Michigan Radio
Expert: Lesli Hoey
New research shows water bills are unaffordable across metro Detroit
August 13, 2018
Michigan Radio
Expert: Dahlia Rockowitz
Opinion | Michigan is in the midst of a literacy crisis
July 31, 2018
Bridge
Expert: Nell Duke
The welfare state needs updating
July 12, 2018
The Economist
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Fresh Proof That Strong Unions Help Reduce Income Inequality
July 6, 2018
The New York Times
Expert: Susan Dynarski
Why Detroit is the most expensive city in America to buy car insurance
July 5, 2018
The Economist
Expert: Joshua Rivera
America Is Guilty of Neglecting Kids: Our Own
June 28, 2018
The New York Times
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
The U.N. says 18.5 million Americans are in ‘extreme poverty.’ Trump’s team says just 250,000 are.
June 25, 2018
Washington Post
Expert: Kristin Seefeldt
The ’emancipation’ of Ethan Ancick
June 12, 2018
Yahoo Sports
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
An explosive U.N. report shows America’s safety net was failing before Trump’s election
June 7, 2018
The Washington Post
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Gov. Rick Snyder makes appointment, reappointments to the Commission on Community Action and Economic Opportunity
June 7, 2018
State of Michigan
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Kalamazoo schools create “shelter in a storm” for students experiencing homelessness
May 30, 2018
Michigan Radio
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Why do people in poverty have satellite dishes?
May 25, 2018
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
The U.S. spends less on children than almost any other developed nation
May 16, 2018
The Washington Post
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Going green is harder for Detroit’s low-income communities
May 9, 2018
Grist
Expert: Tony Reames
Growing Up Homeless: A Student’s Battle
May 9, 2018
Michigan 9 and 10 News
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
United Way brings leaders together at WCCCD to solve social concerns
May 9, 2018
Michigan Chronicle
Medicaid work bill could hurt, not help, people who want to work
April 30, 2018
The Detroit Free Press
Expert: Luke Shaefer, Marianne Udow-Phillips, Megan Foster-Friedman
Opinion | Beware of unintended consequences of Michigan Medicaid work demand
April 20, 2018
Bridge
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer, Marianne Udow-Phillips, Renuka Tipirneni
UM study: Detroit youth jobs program shows educational benefits
April 12, 2018
Crain's Detroit Business
Expert: Brian Jacob
Need help avoiding foreclosure in Detroit?
April 10, 2018
Channel 4 Detroit
Expert: Roshanak Mehdipanah
Researcher: Staggering percentage of students are homeless
April 7, 2018
Cadillac News
Expert: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Low-income families are getting terrible financial advice online
April 3, 2018
Market Watch
Expert: Kristin Seefeldt
Colleges should be anti-poverty institutions
March 29, 2018
The Detroit News
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Getting From Here to There: In the suburbs, car ownership is practically a necessity.
March 26, 2018
Slate
Expert: Alexandra Murphy
The Growing College Graduation Gap
March 25, 2018
The New York Times
Expert: Fabian Pfeffer
Suburban Housing Costs Are Stretching Families to the Brink
March 21, 2018
Slate
Expert: Alexandra Murphy
The Suburban Mystique: How the symbol of American prosperity became the new place of poverty
March 19, 2018
Slate
Expert: Alexandra Murphy
UM, Detroit partner for four-year economic mobility project
March 19, 2018
Michigan Radio
How Blood-Plasma Companies Target the Poorest Americans
March 15, 2018
The Atlantic
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
This Michigan initiative is using big ideas to try and solve the problem of poverty
March 4, 2018
Big Ten Network
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
History proves that solving poverty requires more than just a silver bullet
February 19, 2018
Stateside on Michigan Radio
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From Its Deep Poverty Problem
January 24, 2018
The New York Times
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Trump may weaken ‘outdated’ rules that force banks to lend to the poor
January 12, 2018
CNN Money
Expert: Amiyatosh Purnanandam
Over 50 years after the War on Poverty, it’s time to find a solution
January 9, 2018
Michigan Radio
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Helping Working Poor: Groups look to aid growing population
December 31, 2017
Traverse City Record Eagle
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Study: Half of Michigan Medicaid expansion enrollees work
December 13, 2017
Crain's Detroit Business
Expert: John Ayanian
Study looks at work status of those in state’s Medicaid expansion
December 12, 2017
University Record
Expert: John Ayanian
CBO numbers on tax bill changes don’t look good for the country’s poorest
November 27, 2017
Marketplace
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Senate Democrats have a plan that would cut child poverty nearly in half
October 27, 2017
Vox
Expert: Luke Shaefer
When Government Designs Programs To Help Kids, The Details Matter
October 16, 2017
The Huffington Post
Expert: Luke Shaefer
What we know about Career and Technical Education in high school
October 5, 2017
The Brookings Institution
Expert: Brian Jacob
Arthur Brooks presents on the intersection between entrepreneurship and poverty
October 4, 2017
The Michigan Daily
By age 3, inequality is clear: Rich kids attend school. Poor kids stay with a grandparent
September 26, 2017
The Washington Post
Expert: Christina Weiland
When Black Children Are Targeted for Punishment
September 25, 2017
The New York Times
Expert: Derrick Darby
The latest Obamacare repeal bill is modeled after welfare reform. That was a failure.
September 20, 2017
Vox
Expert: Luke Shaefer
Rising Health-Insurance Costs Are Eating Into Employees’ Paycheck Gains
September 19, 2017
Bloomberg
Expert: Tom Buchmueller
US incomes at record levels while poverty declines
September 13, 2017
The Financial Times
Expert: Justin Wolfers
The subtle ways colleges discriminate against poor students, explained with a cartoon
September 12, 2017
Vox
Expert: Martha Bailey and Susan Dynarski
‘It’s about how we survive’
August 28, 2017
Michigan Today
Expert: David Johnson
Bad Jobs And No Welfare Give Rise To A New Type Of Charity: The Diaper Bank
August 20, 2017
The Huffington Post
Expert: Luke Shaefer
How Welfare’s Work Requirements Can Deepen And Prolong Poverty
August 3, 2017
The Huffington Post
Expert: Kristin Seefeldt
Chronic absenteeism: An old problem in search of new answers
July 27, 2017
The Brookings Institution
Expert: Brian Jacob
A basic income really could end poverty forever
July 17, 2017
Vox
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
There are fewer and fewer avenues to the middle class for low-income families
July 13, 2017
Michigan Radio
Expert: Kristin Seefeldt
The return of welfare reform
June 30, 2017
Vox
Expert: Luke Shaefer
Why poverty is not a personal choice, but a reflection of society
June 30, 2017
The Conversation
Expert: Shervin Assari
Employment helps white men’s health more than women and blacks
June 22, 2017
The Conversation
Expert: Shervin Assari
What happens if you replace every social program with a universal basic income
May 31, 2017
Vox
Expert: Luke Shaefer
Cash Assistance for Child Poverty (Podcast)
May 24, 2017
The Brookings Institution
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Bankole: Universities boosting investments in Detroit
May 18, 2017
The Detroit News
Author H. Luke Shaefer shares his research on poverty in the United States
May 16, 2017
The Michigan Daily
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Child poverty in the US is a disgrace. Experts are embracing this simple plan to cut it.
April 27, 2017
Vox
Expert: Luke Shaefer
Event to highlight university-Detroit partnership in research and learning
April 20, 2017
The University Record
Fighting Child Poverty With a Universal Child Allowance
April 19, 2017
The American Prospect
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
U-M seeks participation in summer youth employment program
March 20, 2017
The University Record
Is It Better to Be Poor in Bangladesh or the Mississippi Delta?
March 16, 2017
The Atlantic
Expert: Luke Shaefer
Your Call: Abandoned and socially isolated poor women
February 22, 2017
Your Call
Expert: Kristin Seefeldt
‘$2.00 a Day’ authors talk book’s creation and future film adaptation
February 8, 2017
The Michigan Daily
Expert: H. Luke Shaefer
Column: We need to fix the social safety net, not shame those who need it
February 2, 2017
PBS News Hour
Expert: Kristin Seefeldt
‘There’s a dignity to this place’: Inside the world of pay-what-you-can restaurants
January 23, 2017
The Washington Post
U-M anti-poverty effort seeks to tackle issue, make ‘real difference’
January 17, 2017
MLive
UM addressing Detroit poverty with initiative
January 17, 2017
The Detroit News
University of Michigan announces efforts to address poverty
January 17, 2017
The San Francisco Chronicle
L.A.’s homeless might see a change under President Trump
January 6, 2017
Southern California Public Radio
Finding a way to win the war on poverty in America
January 3, 2017
Michigan Radio
Beyond Obamacare: What the ACA has meant for Michigan
December 18, 2016
Detroit Free Press
The Real ‘Left Behind’ Voters: Black Women
December 9, 2016
Newsweek
Giving Every Child a Monthly Check for an Even Start
October 18, 2016
The New York Times
New University of Michigan initiative takes aim at poverty in America
October 7, 2016
The Detroit Free Press
There Have To Be Better Ways To Fight Poverty. The White House Wants To Find Them.
January 13, 2016
The Huffington Post
How Poor Single Moms Survive
December 1, 2015
The Atlantic
Expert: Kristin Seefeldt
Rental America: Why the poor pay $4,150 for a $1,500 sofa
October 16, 2014
Washington Post
Expert: Michael Barr
The Fleeting Dream of Homeownership
September 9, 2014
The Huffington Post
Expert: Trina Shanks
