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March 26, 2020

How Fiscal Policy Can Help During a COVID-19 Recession

If lawmakers introduce fiscal policy related to COVID-19 to mitigate the health and immediate economic crises associated with this virus, it could...

March 31, 2020

Healthcare Costs Concerning for Voters

Americans are worried about the increased costs associated with healthcare...

April 8, 2020

2020 Presidential Elections: Everything you should know

2020 is upon us and promises to be a significant year for U.S. politics...

March 20, 2020

What Coronavirus Means for a Shifting Higher Education Landscape

March 5, 2020

10 Ways to Practice Civic Engagement (in Addition to Voting)

November 20, 2019

What is Important to College Students?

March 12, 2020

Who does the US owe money to?

April 6, 2020

The Best Resources for Real-Time U.S. Debt Clocks

Just as the numbers on your phone tick by as the day passes, the National Debt clock in New York ticks by as the national debt grows. The national...

April 3, 2020

Our Continued Commitment and Coverage During COVID-19

As we all adapt to living and leading during the COVID-19 outbreak, Up to Us remains committed to our community’s health and safety, first and...

April 2, 2020

Visual Breakdown of the CARES Act and its Economic Impact

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed on March 27 although its impact is just getting started. This legislation is...

March 23, 2020

SNAP’s Role in Poverty and the Economy

Food brings people together, fuels our bodies and helps build communities. Unfortunately, 37 million people in America struggle with hunger or food...

March 11, 2020

7 U.S. National Debt Charts that Explain our Fiscal Challenges: Debt by Year and More

The national debt is currently $23 trillion and counting. As this number grows every minute, it can be a daunting task to understand what this truly...

February 21, 2020

Is the U.S. Heading Toward a Recession?

Are we headed toward a new recession? According to 70% of economists, the U.S. is likely to enter a recession in 2021, and 38% believe that a...

February 12, 2020

How Student Loans Negatively Affect the Economy

With more than 44 million adults in debt due to student loans, a significant percentage of consumers have to spend part of their hard-earned money...

February 7, 2020

The 4 main consequences of the U.S. National Debt: Explained

The national debt is currently at $23.2 trillion. This is the equivalent of $70,403 in debt per person living in the U.S., or the equivalent of...

February 6, 2020

Where are Millennials Choosing to Live?

Millennials are often defined as the job-hopping generation and portrayed as readily mobile. Recent trends show that more young adults are moving to...

January 31, 2020

Do Parents Expect their Children to Pay for College in 2020?

The cost of attending college has been increasing at a steady pace. Tuition and fees went up by 4% between the 2017-18 academic year and 2018-19...

January 28, 2020

Michael Stefanko - Up to Us Alumni Experience at Clinton Foundation’s Domestic Economic Conference

A select group of Up to Us alumni were given the opportunity to attend the Clinton Foundation’s Domestic Policy Conference on Economic Inclusion and...

January 24, 2020

Hafez Karimi - Up to Us Alumni Experience at Clinton Foundation’s Domestic Economic Conference

A select group of Up to Us alumni were given the opportunity to attend the Clinton Foundation’s Domestic Policy Conference on Economic Inclusion and...