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To get people the help they need from the government, postcards may be the answer

  • Written by Katerina Linos, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley
To get people the help they need from the government, postcards may be the answerCould postcards help reach people who need social services?Image Source/Digital Vision via Getty Images

President Joe Biden’s comprehensive social safety net bill faces a tough road to passage. But if Democrats succeed in getting it through the Senate and Biden signs it, there’s another challenge ahead for the legislation: How to get its...

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