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What happens to the kids? Fearing deportation, immigrant parents make contingency plans. More than 4 million U.S. families have mixed immigration status. As the Trump administration continues to ramp up deportations, many of these families are preparing emergency plans.

RSF author Joanna Dreby, Surviving the ICE Age, interviewed on NPR’s “Morning Edition” on how immigrant parents are trying to protect their children.
www.npr.org/2025/09/22/n...

COMMENTARY: Los Angeles Unified’s charter school war harms everyone. It’s time to stop Charter school fights in Los Angeles are not really about control of space, but about money. In terms of student outcomes, the deeper concern is the wasted time, energy, resources and dedication that ...

RSF author Jennifer Hochschild pens op-ed for EdSource on the politics of charter schools in the LA Unified School District.
edsource.org/2025/lausd-c...

Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”

RSF author Colleen Heflin, Food for Thought, cited in the Wall Street Journal on the Trump administration’s cancellation of annual survey on hunger in the U.S.
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated.

RSF grantees Lawrence Katz & Matthew Notowidigdo cited in NY Times on growing rate of unemployment among college-educated workers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...

Hello #APSA2025! We hope you're enjoying Vancouver!

This is RSF author Elizabeth Suhay with her new book, Debating the American Dream. Learn more about it in our Virtual Booth, which highlights our latest political science books.

Click here: www.russellsage.org/welcome-apsa...

The Poverty Rate Was Stable Last Year, as Household Income Grew Slightly

RSF grantees Luke Shaefer & Megan Curran cited in NY Times on release of annual poverty statistics in U.S.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...

Study May Undercut Idea That Cash Payments to Poor Families Help Child Development

NY Times reports on RSF-supported research by Greg Duncan showing that years of monthly cash payments did nothing to boost children’s well-being.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...

What if You Can’t Believe the Official Numbers?

RSF journal issue editor Erica Groshen cited in The New York Times on the importance to the U.S. economy of impartial data collection and analysis.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/b...

Big Business and Wall Street Need to Stand Up for Honest Data In nominating an inexperienced MAGA partisan for commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Donald Trump is chipping away at an essential foundation of the American economy.

RSF journal issue editor Erica Groshen cited in The New Yorker on the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the importance to the U.S. economy of impartial data analysis.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...

More authors at #ASA2025! Ernesto Castañeda with his book Reunited, co-authored with Daniel Jenks. Come by booth 625 to browse this book and many others and receive a 25% conference discount!
@drernestocast.bsky.social @jenksd.bsky.social

Good morning #ASA2025! We're in the exhibit hall today until 4pm. Stop by, say hi, and come take a look at Joanna Dreby's new book, Surviving the ICE Age.

We're at #ASA2025! Stop by booth 625 to see our latest publications and to grab free copies of our journal!

Opinion | ‘Trump Owns It All Now’

RSF grantees Donald Moynihan, Theda Skocpol & Brendan Nyhan cited in NY Times article on how Trump is undermining U.S. democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opinion/trump-authoritarianism-republican-party-democracy.html

Opinion | We Warned About the First China Shock. The Next One Will Be Worse.

RSF grantees David Autor & Gordon Hanson write for NY Times on China’s increasing dominance in cutting-edge technology research & development.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...

Opinion | The Real Meaning of Mamdani’s Stunning Victory

RSF grantee & author John Mollenkopf cited in NY Times analysis of Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory in the NYC mayoral primary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/o...

RSF author Jennifer Hochschild pens op-ed for The Chicago Tribune on

RSF author Jennifer Hochschild pens op-ed for The Chicago Tribune on Chicago’s persistent public pension debt.
www.russellsage.org/news/rsf-aut...

Opinion | The GOP wants to expand the child tax credit — but not for poor kids Even a proposal meant to benefit children would cut out low-income households.

RSF author Jane Waldfogel pens op-ed for the Washington Post on how the GOP tax bill will cut critical services for low- and middle-income children.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Tax Credit Increase Would Exclude Millions of Low-Income Children, Study Finds

New RSF book by Jane Waldfogel, Child Benefits, cited in NY Times article on how millions of low-income children will be excluded from tax credit benefits under new Republican spending bill.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...

Opinion | Republicans Will Use Paperwork to Kick Americans Off Health Care

RSF authors Pamela Herd & Donald Moynihan pen op-ed for NY Times on how the Republican spending bill aims to decrease Medicaid rolls through increased administrative burdens on recipients.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...

Opinion | Are Trump’s Tariffs Trying to Solve a Problem That Doesn’t Exist?

NY Times: RSF trustees David Leonhardt & Jason Furman debate pros & cons of international trade for U.S. and the world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/o...

Opinion | College Is More Affordable Than Many Parents Think

Former RSF scholars Caitlin Zaloom & Julian Zelizer pen op-ed for NY Times on how improvements in financial aid have helped lower college costs for most families.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/o...

Opinion | Proof Trump Has No Idea How the Trade Deficit Works

RSF trustee @jasonfurman.bsky.social man pens op-ed for NY Times on what Trump doesn’t understand about trade deficits and U.S. budget deficit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...

RSF Visiting Scholar Eric Patashnik Discusses Medicaid In this new interview with the foundation, visiting scholar Eric Patashnik discusses the history of Medicaid, who it serves, and proposals to cut funding for the program.

I recently discussed Medicaid's history, who it serves, and proposals to cut funding for the program with @russellsagefdn.bsky.social
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Law Firms’ Quid Pro Quo Pro Bono Work on Tariffs Is Unethical Opinion: Fordham University's Atinuke Adediran says Big Law firms helping the Trump administration negotiate tariffs pro bono is a violation of legal ethics and the rule of law.

Visiting Scholar Atinuke Adediran pens op-ed Bloomberg News on the questionable ethics of big law firms’ pro bono work for the Trump administration on negotiating tariffs.
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Law Firms’ Quid Pro Quo Pro Bono Work on Tariffs Is Unethical Opinion: Fordham University's Atinuke Adediran says Big Law firms helping the Trump administration negotiate tariffs pro bono is a violation of legal ethics and the rule of law.

Brilliant @russellsagefdn.bsky.social colleague Atinuke Adediran on Big Law’s caving to Trump as a basic ethical violation and counter to the whole notion of pro bono legal support.

Good morning, #PAA2025! The exhibit hall is open and our booth is ready! Visit us in booth 402 to browse our latest books and journal issues.

Opinion | Another Group the Democrats Should Stop Taking for Granted Trump didn’t just defy the assumption that his demonization of immigrants would cost him Hispanic voters; he turned those expectations upside down.

RSF grantees Efrén Pérez, Nancy Foner & Michael Jones-Correa cited in NY Times on rightward shift in Latino voting & political preferences.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs Make Absolutely No Sense The president has many arguments for tariffs. They’re all wrong.

RSF trustee Jason Furman pens op-ed for the NY Times on the faulty premise behind tariffs and how they will likely hurt the U.S. economy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/o...

Opinion | David Leonhardt: ‘By the Time Trump Comes for Your University, It’s Probably Too Late’ And how universities can fight the president’s ‘destroying agenda.’

RSF trustee David Leonhardt interviewed in NY Times on how universities can respond to Trump administration threats to higher education.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/o...

Layoffs and Unemployment Grow Among College Graduates The unemployment rate for college graduates has risen faster than for other workers over the past few years. How worried should they be?

RSF grantee & former trustee Lawrence Katz cited in NY Times on what the rise in unemployment among college graduates portends for the future.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/b...