Imagine two single parents raising toddlers in D.C. One makes an annual salary of $65,000, while the other earns $11,000…

A report published by the Apartment and Office Building Association says the affordable housing market is facing a “looming crisis.”

A new story by Jeffery McNeil

Last month, the D.C. Department of Health gave several street vendors cease-and-desist orders, despite recent reforms.

Maurice Spears urges us to support our local businesses.

D.C. should do more to protect children from toxic lead and give families economic opportunities, David Schwartzman writes.

Artist and vendor Maurice Spears offers suggestions for the government and non-profits like Street Sense can do more for entrepreneurs

The new monthly basic income program provides monthly stipends to eligible families who file their tax returns.

Maurice Spears shares some tips on financial literacy.

Ronald Smoot laments the rising costs.

I went to the Voices for a Second Chance, a service center for returning citizens, the other day. I was…

During a period of inflation, people are motivated to join the gig economy for extra income to cover rising expenses. Inflation simultaneously engenders and exacerbates fiscal obstacles for gig workers.

D.C. raised its minimum wage to $16.10 on July 1, making it higher than any state in the country.

Lori Smith calls for fiscal policy to prioritize the most vulnerable.

D.C. workers applying for unemployment insurance still report long wait times and late pay, as DOES slowly modernizes their application system.

Reggie Jones reflects on the state of the world.

Even as STAY D.C. applications are closed and the city has lifted its utility moratorium, residents still have access to myriad resources to help pay for their utilities this winter.

Employers nationwide in service and low-skilled industries have struggled to find willing workers for many reasons, including remaining fear of COVID-19. Job seekers have struggled to keep up with skill requirements and balance family care needs. Local D.C. programs are working hard to bridge the gap between the two by placing applicants into reliable jobs.

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson famously declared war on poverty. Up until this point, the U.S. had no official measure of poverty and therefore no statistics on its scope, shape or changing nature. Author and professor Mark Robert Rank discusses his book Confronting Poverty and how the approach that the government came up with in the 1960s is still its official measure of poverty, used to determine eligibility for hundreds of billions of dollars in federal aid.

Vendor Jeffrey McNeil offers commentary on the United States’ economic priorities.