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Underwriting Bad Jobs: How Our Tax Dollars Are Funding Low-Wage Work and Fueling Inequality
Every day, Americans benefit from public structures that contribute to our quality of life. When we walk into a clean, well-maintained post office;...
Economy & Opportunity
Stuck: Young America's Persistent Jobs Crisis
Young adults are in a critical period of change and choices, as they confront the decisions that will pave the way to their futures. But the...
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Higher Education
Testimony In Support of The Paid Sick Time Act, NYC
Demos is a public policy organization working for an America where we all have an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our economy. We...
Economy & Opportunity
Discredited: How Employment Credit Checks Keep Qualified Workers Out Of A Job
Today, it is common for employers to look at job applicants’ personal credit history before making a hiring decision. According to a survey of human...
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Episode 5 of Josh Eidelson and Sarah Jaffe's Belabored Podcast notes the new Demos report, Underwriting Bad Jobs:
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