"We address the travesty of child poverty." - Carol Jenkins

In our first episode, we introduce our hosts:

• Jeffrey Madrick, author, news correspondant, American economics expert
  
  
• Carol Jenkins, journalist, activist, author, past President of the ERA Coalition

This podcast is based on Jeff's book, "Invisible Americans: The Tragic Cost of Child Poverty."

We have two guests on this episode who speak eloquently about poverty in America, changes to welfare reform, how the COVID-19 pandemic showed us policies can help the poorest people in our country, and what's next for the Child Tax Credit.

• Dr. Kathryn Edin, director of the Center for Research on Child Wellbeing at Princeton University
  
  
• Ashley Burnside, senior policy analystis with the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) in Washington, D.C.

Learn how welfare reform led to a pervasive and invisible malady among the most poverty-stricken in the nation: living in a capitalist society with no cash income.

The Child Tax Credit could help every parent, just as it did throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But with the 118th Congress already in session, what does the future of the Child Tax Credit look like? Ashley also gives ways that you can help reinstate this program at the federal and state level.

For more detailed show notes and a full transcript, see the Podcast page on the Invisible Americans website.

___

Music for this and all episodes is provided by Bridget St. John.
Audio editing by Sylvester P. Lukasiewicz.
Show notes and transcript by Amy Yoder.