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‘Hardly Working’ Report In the News
To read the intro or download the full report, click here. “For Jobless, Little Hope of Restoring Better Days,” New York Times, December 2, 2011 “Report highlights jobless workers’ stories of frustration, despair and economic
Read More »NEW Report: Hardly Working: Stories From Un- and Under-employed Americans
For the full PDF of Hardly Working, click here. Introduction At minimum, 14 million Americans are unemployed. At least 26 million are un- or underemployed.We crunch the monthly unemployment reports until our brains are
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JOBS Week of Action!
Last week was jobs week in America. Across the country, more than a dozen USAction Education Fund partners engaged in activities to promote the need for immediate, robust action to turn our economy around. The Good
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We are the 99%: A Progressive Narrative in One Powerful Phrase
By: Richard Kirsch One of the most common criticisms of progressives is that, unlike the right, we don’t have simple messages that tell our story. Our young leaders at Occupy Wall Street have come
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