Sort by

Explore More

While nobody wants to admit it, the truth is that we should be talking about how to increase Social Security benefits in coming years, not decrease them.
Blog
David Callahan
Unfortunately, it looks like taxpayers will pay for the cleanup for a reason that we should be very concerned about as discussion continues over the Keystone pipeline.
Blog
J. Mijin Cha
Thanks to the new paid sick leave law just passed in New York City, Urban Outfitters will have to offer five days of paid sick time to its New York employees, including part-time ones, starting in spring 2014.
Blog
David Callahan

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 generation coming into its own in the aftermath of the Great Recession faces challenges that threaten to undermine even the best laid plans.

Research
Catherine Ruetschlin
Tamara Draut
NEW YORK, NY – In advance of the release of this month’s job figures, national public policy center Demos today issued a new report analyzing the lasting economic effects of youth unemployment.
Press release/statement
Nowadays, whenever Social Security comes up in policy debates around Washington, the discussion often focuses on how best to cut benefits in order to shore up the program’s finances.
In the media
Brad Plumer

 

 

 
 

 

Research
Steven Hill
Robert Hiltonsmith
Joshua Freedman
today’s New York Times has news of another secretive, unverified and unverifiable database that is shutting American workers out of jobs.
Blog
Amy Traub
A funny thing happened on Fox Business News last night, where I appeared on a panel to discuss President Obama's new initiative to map the human brain, spending $100 million next year to get started: Everyone on the show gave a thumbs up to the plan, including my two conservative co-panelists and
Blog
David Callahan
In an country where there are 3.3 job seekers for every one available job, one would hope that those lucky enough to have a full time job would be earning a salary they can live on. Unfortunately, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it's just the opposite. America's most
Blog
Ilana Novick