In a recent column by Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, argues that the labor shortage is unrelated to boosted unemployment benefits and that the price hikes do not necessarily follow from the wage hikes and that the real winners of these economic conditions are low-wage workers. TCI's Nathan Mayo unwraps Reich’s analysis to find that there is not much meat in his argument.

In the year following their release, only 55% of former prisoners have any wages, with the median worker earning a mere $5,900. An in-depth analysis by the Brookings Institution reveals a surprising truth: many of these problems finding and maintaining decent employment are worse in the years before they go to prison than after.

“Our food pantry has been feeding the same families for years. Is there anything we can do to bring about long term transformation in people’s lives?” The leaders who ask this question know that their clients don’t merely lack food, but they also often suffer from a lack of community and self-worth.

In their book, "Rooting for Rivals," authors Peter Greer and Chris Horst implore non-profit leaders to link arms in pursuit of a vision beyond the boundaries of their own organization in order to see the Kingdom of Heaven advance in a strife-ridden world.

On May 26, 2021, TCI Executive Director James Whitford testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Agriculture regarding whether to expand SNAP benefits. During that hearing, Vice-Chair Alma S. Adams (D-NC) posed the question in the title of this article. James provides his response.