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Format: 05-21-2013
Format: 05-21-2013
Worth Working For: Strategies For Turning Bad Jobs Into Quality Employment
At a time when millions of Americans remain unemployed, underemployed and out of the labor force entirely, public debate has correctly focused on job creation. With more than four jobseekers for...
October 11, 2011 | Policy Brief |
Ben Peck
Amy Traub
The State Of Massachusetts' Middle Class
Massachusetts’ strong and vibrant middle class didn’t just happen. It was built brick by brick by the hard work of our parents and grandparents and the strength in numbers that came from the unions...
September 29, 2011 | Policy Brief |
Demos
Help Wanted: America Needs A Better Jobs Plan
A Response to President Obama's Jobs Speech President Obama’s plan to address America’s job crisis contains many positive elements. If fully enacted, White House proposals would modestly stimulate...
September 9, 2011 | Policy Brief |
David Callahan
Tamara Draut
The Great Unraveling
The American Dream used to mean that if you put in a hard day's work, you could expect good wages, benefits, and a better life for your kids. But the kinds of jobs that can provide a solid...
September 8, 2011 | Policy Brief |
Demos
New State Voting Laws: Barriers to the Ballot?
The assault on the right to vote that has taken place in 2011 is historic in terms of its geographic scope and intensity. The state laws that have been passed to curtail early voting, make voter...
September 8, 2011 | Policy Brief |
Demos
The Cost of Regulatory Delay
Opponents of regulation claim that more needs to be done to check the ability of federal agencies to issue regulations. They claim that agencies are too quick to issue regulations and that they do so...
August 12, 2011 | Policy Brief |
Ben Peck
Coalition For Sensible Safeguards
A Civic Calling: The Municipal Leader’s Role in Rebuilding Trust in Government
Writing for the Massachusetts Municipal Advocate Magazine, Patrick Bresette explicates the causes of and solutions to the distrust in government so prevalent in our country.  “Negative views of...
July 13, 2011 | Policy Brief |
Patrick Bresette
Massachusetts Municipal Association
Under Attack: Florida's Middle Class and the Jobs Crisis
The American Dream used to mean that if you put in a hard day's work, you could expect good wages, benefits, and a better life for your kids. Today, the kinds of jobs that can provide a solid middle-...
July 13, 2011 | Policy Brief |
Demos
RISEP
Under Attack: Michigan's Middle Class and the Jobs Crisis
The American Dream used to mean that if you put in a hard day's work, you could expect good wages, benefits, and a better life for your kids. But the kinds of jobs that can provide a solid middle-...
July 13, 2011 | Policy Brief |
Demos
Progress Michigan
Enduring Flaws: FTA Deal With Colombia Still Has Major Problems
The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, stalled in Congress since the George W. Bush Administration signed it in 2006, is likely to be voted on by legislators this summer as part of a broader trade...
July 7, 2011 | Policy Brief |
David Callahan
Lauren Damme