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Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Expansions of the EITC and CTC were implemented as part of the American Rescue Plan Act.  As of now, these expansions are temporary and only apply to the current tax year.  Many needy Americans were ineligible or werent aware of actions they need to take to claim these credits. Bobbi Dempsey is a freelance writer, economic justice fellow at Community Change, and reporting fellow at Economic Hardship Reporting Project.  This is an opi...

Altaf Qadri/AP With 24 hours notice, I flew from New York to New Delhi to help my father care for sick family members.  My grandmothers condition began to worsen and we had to find an available hospital bed, but there were very few options.  In the week since I arrived in India, I lost friends and family members — all I could do was write condolence messages.  Amitoj Singh is a New York-based journalist who has previously been principal anchor and news editor ...

Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images The Queen announced that UK citizens will need photo ID to vote in upcoming elections. In a country where an estimated quarter of voters lack ID, the move undermines democracy and disproportionately harms marginalized citizens. With extraordinarily low levels of electoral fraud conviction in the UK, the scheme will fortify the Conservatives stronghold and is an expensive distraction from much-needed social reform. Parisa Hashempour is a f...

Inmates file out of the prison bakery at the Rikers Island jail after working the morning shift, in New York. Nearly a third of Rikers Island inmates who said their visible injuries came at the hands of a correction officer last year had suffered a blow to the head. Bebeto Matthews/AP The economic toll of a conviction is especially devastating for Black and brown people, who represent 80% of those who have a conviction. A conviction can ...

Because they are charged with a civil violation, immigrants facing deportation are not guaranteed legal representation in court.

Walid Berrazeg/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images The Chinese Communist Party appears to exert some level of authority over the World Health Organization. Since 2016, Taiwan has been excluded from the World Health Assembly, which sets policy for the WHO. The WHO should invite Taiwan to this years assembly, especially since the country handled the pandemic well.  Jason Reed is a policy analyst and political commentator. This is an opinion column. The thoughts exp...

Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos offered his support last month for Bidens corporate tax plan.  But Amazon and other large companies have avoided paying their share in taxes for years.  The Biden administration must close corporate tax loopholes or companies like Amazon will keep skirting the bill.  Jason Boyce is the author of The Amazon Jungle and founder of Amazon managed services agency, Avenue7Media. Previously, Boyce was...

Drew Angerer/Getty Images Now trolling and obstructionist shenanigans are all the GOP cares about. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. In 1994, Americans were presented with "A Contract with America" from Republican Leaders Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey. This policy document was a set of proposals inspired by President Ronald Reagans 1985 State of the Union speech.. The "contract" was a detailed document of specific policies an...

Marianne Ayala/Insider In the last year, workers have called on their workplaces to address political issues like systemic racism. The founders of Basecamp recently shut down political talk at work, which shows how little say employees have. Businesses are structured like dictatorships, which disempowers workers, weakens democracy, and consolidates the power of bosses. Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein writes about economic life in America. This is an opinion column. The thoughts ...

Democrats are barely holding onto the Senate. So the right time for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire is now.