The Realignment 420 | Nikhil Goyal: Child Poverty Doubled Last Year - What Does that Mean for Our Safety Net?
Oct 26, 2023
Nikhil Goyal, former Senior Policy for Education and Children for Senator Bernie Sanders, discusses the increase in child poverty rates during the pandemic, the role of temporary support programs, the need for permanent social and economic programs, the revival of New Deal ideas, the impact of individual decision making on poverty, the evolution of education policy, and the effects of Zoom school and school closures on child poverty and education.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
The Impact of Temporary Support on Long-Term Poverty
02:39 • 26min
Sustainable Political Project and Revival of New Deal Ideas
28:26 • 14min
Bad Individualized Decision Making
42:36 • 8min
Recipients of Aid and Social Welfare Policies
50:16 • 7min
The Evolution of Education Policy
57:06 • 6min
The Impact of Zoom School, School Closures, and Child Poverty
01:03:35 • 5min