Search results for older americans and the great recession (230)
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Rooted in racism and economic exploitation: The failed Southern economic development model
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2022 Census data preview: Poverty rates expected to increase as high inflation and the loss of safety net programs overshadow labor market improvements
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No way out: Older workers are increasingly trapped in crummy jobs and unable to retire: Growing disparities in work and retirement in 30 charts
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Child labor laws are under attack in states across the country: Amid increasing child labor violations, lawmakers must act to strengthen standards
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The Older Workers and Retirement Chartbook
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Chapter 1. Older workers
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The state of the residential long-term care industry: A comprehensive look at employment levels, demographics, wages, benefits, and poverty rates of workers in the industry
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Public education funding in the U.S. needs an overhaul: How a larger federal role would boost equity and shield children from disinvestment during downturns
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Racial and ethnic disparities in the United States: An interactive chartbook
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The role of local government in protecting workers’ rights: A comprehensive overview of the ways that cities, counties, and other localities are taking action on behalf of working people
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Reclaiming corporate tax revenues: Corporate income tax revenues are critical to the ability of state and local governments to provide basic services to their residents
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Understanding black-white disparities in labor market outcomes requires models that account for persistent discrimination and unequal bargaining power
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Building a Better Labor Market and Empowering Older Workers for a Stronger Economy: Testimony before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Hearing
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The costs of racial and ethnic labor market discrimination and solutions that can contribute to closing employment and wage gaps: Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth
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Alt-labor’s turn toward politics and public policy to combat the exploitation of low-wage workers: Building power and ‘punching above their weight’
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Moral policy = Good economics: Lifting up poor and working-class people—and our whole economy
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Preempting progress in the heartland: State lawmakers in the Midwest prevent shared prosperity and racial, gender, and immigrant justice by interfering in local policymaking
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Understanding the claims about labor markets in debates on ‘Private Government‘
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Identifying the policy levers generating wage suppression and wage inequality
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The war against the Postal Service: Postal services should be expanded for the public good, not diminished by special interests
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Explaining the erosion of private-sector unions: How corporate practices and legal changes have undercut the ability of workers to organize and bargain
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Older workers are voting with an eye on the economy
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Black, Hispanic, and young workers have been left behind by policymakers, but will they vote?
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Young workers hit hard by the COVID-19 economy: Workers ages 16–24 face high unemployment and an uncertain future
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Preempting progress: State interference in local policymaking prevents people of color, women, and low-income workers from making ends meet in the South
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COVID-19 and student performance, equity, and U.S. education policy: Lessons from pre-pandemic research to inform relief, recovery, and rebuilding
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Health insurance and the COVID-19 shock: What we know so far about health insurance losses and what it means for policy
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Latinx workers—particularly women—face devastating job losses in the COVID-19 recession