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Americans believe that hard work should be rewarded – people who go to work every day should not then be forced to raise their families in poverty. Yet today nearly a quarter of working adults in the U.S. are laboring at jobs that do not pay enough to support a family at a minimally acceptable level
Policy Briefs
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan
The manufacturing sector once offered a large supply of stable, middle-class jobs to American workers. Yet middle-income manufacturing jobs have been disappearing from the United States for the past 30 years. While technological innovation has played a much-recognized role in the erosion of the
Policy Briefs
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan
The good jobs deficit is larger now than it was in 2000. The deficit grew dramatically during the recession and, despite two years of growth, has continued to grow during the recovery.
Blog
Joseph Hines
Ronald Reagan's hologram may not have shown up to the Republican convention last night to extoll the virtues of draconian government cuts, but the anti-tax movement that launched his political career continues to strangle California's government. That's because the movement has continued to define
Blog
Joseph Hines
On Friday, the Census Bureau lost its director when Robert Groves stepped down to be Provost of Georgetown University.
Blog
Peter Wagner
If a state is not aware of any incidents of in-person voter fraud, why the great push for voter identification?
Blog
Tova Wang
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon and a genuine American hero, died last Saturday at the age of 82.
Blog
Alex Amend
The last few weeks have not brought good news for those of us wanting a future powered by clean energy. The southern portion of the TransCanada pipeline is under construction. On top of that, New York State will lift its moratorium and allow fracking to occur in the state.
In the media
J. Mijin Cha
A new report suggests—shockingly—that Sheldon Adelson may want something for the $36 million plus he's invested in the 2012 election thus far.
Blog
Adam Lioz
There's no corporate income tax in Bermuda. Can we really compete with that?
Blog
Joseph Hines