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Vox: 5 anti-poverty plans from 2020 Democratic presidential contenders, explained

Several Democratic presidential candidates have coalesced on a distinctive approach to fighting poverty — transferring people money — and are including it as part of bigger proposals that help poor and middle-class people alike, ensuring that these ideas have a more prominent spot in the campaign than past anti-poverty plans have had.

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NCRC condemns Crapo GSE plan to drop affordable housing goals

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, released a plan to significantly alter the U.S. housing finance system. The plan would eliminate the affordable housing goals, the government-sponsored enterprises’ (GSEs) Duty to Serve rule and repeal their charter obligation to facilitate the financing of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families. 

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NCRC sign-on letter regarding the FHFA’s notice of proposed rulemaking on the FHLB’s housing goals amendments

Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel Federal Housing Finance Agency, Eighth Floor 400 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20219 Attention:  Federal Home Loan Bank Housing Goals Amendments, RIN 2590–AA82 Dear Mr. Pollard: The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) proposal to change the housing goals

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Washington Post: Warren to propose new ‘wealth tax’ on very rich Americans, economist says

Sen. Elizabeth Warren will propose a new ‘wealth tax’ which she believes will mitigate wealth inequality. Warren is said to be a representation for the entire Democratic Party of a shift leftwards on economic policy.

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Media Matters: What The Daily Wire gets wrong (and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets right) about algorithms and racism

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is at the front of another attack by conservatives. Ocasio-Cortez spoke out about the racial biases in facial recognition algorithms. After being mocked by conservative leaders, it turns out that she was right.

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