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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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Inside the Fight to Make America’s New Child Allowance Permanent 59:54

3d ago59:54

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This week, millions of families across the United States are receiving their third monthly child allowance payment as implementation of the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act earlier this year continues. Meanwhile, as “Build Back Better” legislation continues to come together in Congress, with key House commi…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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The ongoing fight for disability economic justice, over thirty years after the ADA 1:44:54

10d ago1:44:54

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Thirty-one years ago, the fabric of America's legal and policy landscape changed dramatically for people with disabilities in the United States when the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush, on July 26, 1990. But, as far we've come these past thirty-plus years, we still have incredibly far to g…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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Off-Kilter Podcast Announces New Launch with The Century Foundation 1:31

11d ago1:31

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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Why Strengthening SSI Needs to Be Part of "Building Back Better" 1:40:14

4M ago1:40:14

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This week, Off-Kilter’s bringing you a conversation Rebecca moderated at The Century Foundation earlier this week, on the historic opportunity to make long overdue improvements to Supplemental Security Income as part of #BuildBackBetter—featuring Sen Sherrod Brown, Rep. Raul Grijalva, and Rep. Jamaal Bowman, as well as a panel of disability and sen…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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"Broke in America"--feat. Joanne Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox 1:08:47

4M ago1:08:47

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Nearly 40 million people in the U.S. live below the official poverty line—which in 2021 is just $26,000 for a family of four. But while poverty is all too often portrayed as a personal failure, it’s actually the result of bad public policy choices. Public policy has purposefully erected barriers that deny access to basic needs, creating a society w…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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What's Really Going on in the Labor Market -- feat. Heidi Shierholz 43:32

4M ago43:32

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The April jobs data released by the Department of Labor last week spurred an avalanche of hysteria and conservative hand-wringing about supposedly widespread labor shortages, with many on the right pointing to pandemic jobless benefits as the bogeyman. In a particularly troubling move, on Wednesday of this week, 12 Republican governors announced th…

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State Leaders Talk #SecondChanceMonth: Fair Chance Licensing and Clean Slate 1:22:59

5M ago1:22:59

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As leaders at all levels of government work to “build back better”—and to address the nation’s legacy of racial injustice and persistent racial inequality—removing barriers to employment for workers with records is more urgently needed than ever amid the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and downturn, to ensure not only a full but an equitable re…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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Cage Free Cannabis Talks #SecondChanceMonth -- feat. co-founder Adam Vine and National Expungement Week's Felicia Carbajal 52:34

5M ago52:34

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“The War on Drugs has disproportionately harmed communities of color. People have lost jobs, education, housing, their liberty, their families, and their lives to this War. Now they deserve equity, justice, and repair: ownership of cannabis businesses, full and automatic expungement, and community reinvestment of tax revenue and corporate philanthr…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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Desmond Meade and Sheena Meade Talk Second Chance Month 1:01:53

5M ago1:01:53

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Off-Kilter continues our Second Chance Month series with two of the directly impacted leaders driving transformational change on second chance policies and rights restoration in the states, who also happen to be a powerhouse husband-wife team: Desmond Meade, executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, best known for the visionar…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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The Second Chance Gap -- feat. JJ Prescott and Colleen Chien 59:20

5M ago59:20

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In recognition that a criminal record shouldn’t be a life sentence to poverty, there’s been a whirlwind of momentum in the states in recent years to expand eligibility for criminal record-clearing—with over half the states expanding laws for expungement, sealing, and other tools for enabling people to wipe their records clean so they can have a fai…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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Eligibility doesn’t equal access — feat. Center for Taxpayer Rights’ Nina Olson and Community Legal Services’ Jen Burdick 1:03:26

6M ago1:03:26

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Poverty researchers estimate that the income-boosting provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act, which President Biden signed into law last month, will cut child poverty in half, and that overall poverty in the U.S. will fall by one-third over the next year. But should we expect those promised reductions in poverty to transfer from spreadsheets to…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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Reimagining Anti-Monopoly Activism Through Racial Justice -- feat. Liberation in a Generation's Jeremie Greer 53:23

6M ago53:23

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Amid a global pandemic that has killed people of color at dramatically higher rates, and forced so-called 'essential workers'--again, disproportionately people of color--to risk illness and death to keep the a struggling economy churning... the outlook for predominantly white corporate monopolists has never been brighter. According to a new report …

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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The Ever-Growing Case for Guaranteed Income -- feat. Dorian Warren and Aisha Nyandoro 54:03

6M ago54:03

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Results are in from the first year of a universal basic income experiment in Stockton, California, which gave randomly selected residents $500 per month with no strings attached—and they’re striking. The income boost improved recipients’ employment prospects, economic stability, physical and mental health, overall well-being, and more, according to…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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Help Is On the Way 51:57

6M ago51:57

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With President Joe Biden’s signature, the American Rescue Plan Act became law on Thursday of this week. This wide-ranging package of relief measures—which despite garnering widespread bipartisan support among voters, passed both chambers of Congress without a single Republican vote—authorizes a set of landmark expansions of existing income security…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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You Shouldn’t Need a Law Degree to Access Disability Benefits 55:28

7M ago55:28

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For this week's pod, we're bringing you a conversation Rebecca moderated at this week's National Academy of Social Insurance conference on "Pathways to Economic Security" about how America's social insurance and public assistance system is falling short for disabled people and care workers who provide home and community based care services; the hum…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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Claudia Sahm on why we shouldn't be worried about inflation right now 53:10

7M ago53:10

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Earlier this week, in a hearing on the state of America's economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee that the employment rate for low-wage workers—those hit hardest by the pandemic—is “probably above 20 percent.” With President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package on the move in Congre…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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The Case for a U.S. Child Allowance 1:03:41

7M ago1:03:41

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Rebecca joined Greg Duncan and Sam Hammond for a panel discussion about the prospects for a U.S. child allowance -- and why it's needed now more than ever -- hosted by the American Constitution Society's New York Chapter. Subscribe to Off-Kilter on iTunes. show notes: https://offkiltershow.medium.com/the-case-for-a-u-s-child-allowance-1bb04067c3d3…

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How Biden is Expanding SNAP 52:55

7M ago52:55

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Rebecca talks to Brookings Fellow Lauren Bauer about the steps the Biden administration is taking to increase too-low federal food assistance benefits, starting with updating an archaic policy called the "Thrifty Food Plan" -- and the larger agenda to expand SNAP. Show notes: https://offkiltershow.medium.com/how-biden-is-expanding-snap-c9c64b8013ce…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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When will the pandemic end? 42:40

8M ago42:40

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Rebecca sits down with Be A Hero’s Matthew Cortland for a look at the challenges with the vaccine rollout so far, and what it would take to get to the vaccination rates we need in the U.S. and globally to bring the COVID-19 pandemic to an end. Show notes: https://offkiltershow.medium.com/when-will-the-pandemic-end-45d6d69250c2…

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Inside the Raise the Wage Act, with EPI's David Cooper 50:06

8M ago50:06

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Rebecca sits down with the Economic Policy Institute's David Cooper for a deep dive into Democrats' Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025. show notes: https://offkiltershow.medium.com/inside-the-raise-the-wage-act-with-epis-david-cooper-2d6ee58ab1f6

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Vox's Ian Millhiser on why we need to nuke the filibuster to save democracy 32:12

8M ago32:12

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Rebecca talks to Vox's Ian Millhiser about the ongoing debate over what to do with the filibuster -- and why it isn't just standing in the way of much of the Biden-Harris agenda, but key democracy reform measures the GOP wants to stop at all costs. show notes: https://offkiltershow.medium.com/voxs-ian-millhiser-on-why-we-need-to-nuke-the-filibuster…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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How President-Elect Biden Could Cut Poverty in Half Without the GOP -- Feat. Vox's Dylan Matthews 59:47

8M ago59:47

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Vox's Dylan Matthews breaks down everything you need to know about "budget reconciliation" -- a tool that if used strategically in the Senate could mean Dems' fragile majority could be enough to create a pathway for powerful policy change at a critical time. Show notes: https://offkiltershow.medium.com/how-president-elect-biden-could-cut-poverty-in…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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Sherrod Brown on the COVID relief workers & families urgently need 17:41

10M ago17:41

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Sherrod Brown on the COVID relief workers & families urgently need Mini-pod: With poverty on the rise, Rebecca talks to Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown about the debate in Congress around COVID economic relief -- and the stakes for the tens of millions of workers and families struggling to stay afloat right now. Show notes: https://offkiltershow.medium.…

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“How Mass Incarceration Became a Poverty Trap” 54:32

10M ago54:32

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Rebecca talks to the Brennan Center's Ames Grawert & Terry Ann Craigie about their research finding that people who spend time in prison see their lifetime earnings cut in half, further entrenching poverty and the racial divide -- the annual earnings loss by Americans with criminal conviction records now totals $372 billion per year. Show notes: ht…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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Transition Talk with Dorian Warren + Angela Hanks 59:36

10M ago59:36

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Rebecca talks to Dorian Warren & Angela Hanks about the work ahead now that the Biden/Harris transition team has been formed; some of the most exciting new members of Congress to watch; why Jan 5 matters so much; how Democrats can avoid falling into another austerity trap, and more. Show notes: https://offkiltershow.medium.com/transition-talk-with-…

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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

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Inside the Fight to Make America’s New Child Allowance Permanent 59:54

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The ongoing fight for disability economic justice, over thirty years after the ADA 1:44:54

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Off-Kilter Podcast Announces New Launch with The Century Foundation 1:31

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Why Strengthening SSI Needs to Be Part of "Building Back Better" 1:40:14

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"Broke in America"--feat. Joanne Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox 1:08:47

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What's Really Going on in the Labor Market -- feat. Heidi Shierholz 43:32

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State Leaders Talk #SecondChanceMonth: Fair Chance Licensing and Clean Slate 1:22:59

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Cage Free Cannabis Talks #SecondChanceMonth -- feat. co-founder Adam Vine and National Expungement Week's Felicia Carbajal 52:34

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Desmond Meade and Sheena Meade Talk Second Chance Month 1:01:53

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The Second Chance Gap -- feat. JJ Prescott and Colleen Chien 59:20

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Eligibility doesn’t equal access — feat. Center for Taxpayer Rights’ Nina Olson and Community Legal Services’ Jen Burdick 1:03:26

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Reimagining Anti-Monopoly Activism Through Racial Justice -- feat. Liberation in a Generation's Jeremie Greer 53:23

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The Ever-Growing Case for Guaranteed Income -- feat. Dorian Warren and Aisha Nyandoro 54:03

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Help Is On the Way 51:57

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You Shouldn’t Need a Law Degree to Access Disability Benefits 55:28

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Claudia Sahm on why we shouldn't be worried about inflation right now 53:10

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The Case for a U.S. Child Allowance 1:03:41

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How Biden is Expanding SNAP 52:55

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When will the pandemic end? 42:40

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Inside the Raise the Wage Act, with EPI's David Cooper 50:06

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Vox's Ian Millhiser on why we need to nuke the filibuster to save democracy 32:12

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How President-Elect Biden Could Cut Poverty in Half Without the GOP -- Feat. Vox's Dylan Matthews 59:47

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Sherrod Brown on the COVID relief workers & families urgently need 17:41

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“How Mass Incarceration Became a Poverty Trap” 54:32

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Transition Talk with Dorian Warren + Angela Hanks 59:36

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