Kevin Moclair

• Economy
• Health
• United States

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the most universally ratified human rights treaty in the history of the United Nations. The treaty lays out childrens’ civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, recognizing that...

• United States

Centering high housing costs in the homelessness debate marks a major change from previous discourse. Conservative politicians like Texas Governor Greg Abbott often cite the need for increased mental health treatment, anti-drug programs, and job trai...

• United States

Air pollution kills somewhere between 90,000 and 360,000 Americans every year, making it one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Tens of thousands of Americans will develop dementia, lung cancer, psychiatric disorders, cardiovascular...

• United States

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered schools and put millions out of work, one in seven children in the United States lived in poverty. The pandemic pushed some additional 1.2 million children into poverty, most of whom are children of color. ...

• Economy

 “How will Americans survive a pandemic with just a single $1200 check?”  This question has made the rounds on Twitter for the past year, especially amongst progressive commentators and politicians. Critics of the stimulus point to the massive ...

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• United States

President Joe Biden did not win the 2020 election because of his housing plan, but it can still dramatically improve the lives of millions of Americans. One part of his plan in particular, adopted entirely from a bill written by Senator Cory Booker (...