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Why State Unemployment Insurance is Broken – And What Can be Done to Fix It
Jeffrey B. Wenger, May 2012
Unemployment Insurance
How the 1970s Made America Both More and Less Equal
Thomas Borstelmann, May 2012
Inequality & the Middle Class
Are Americans Losing the Chance to Retire Comfortably?
John C. Scott, May 2012
Aging Society, Social Security
Rethinking the Safety Net for Low-Income Americans
Scott W. Allard, May 2012
Antipoverty Policy
Why the Rich Have an Interest in Paying Higher Taxes
Robert H. Frank, May 2012
Public Budgets and Taxes, Inequality & the Middle Class
Race and Penalties at the Frontlines of Welfare Reform
Joe Soss, May 2012
Race and Ethnicity, Antipoverty Policy
Race, Immigration, and the American Welfare State
Cybelle Fox, April 2012
Race and Ethnicity, Immigrants & Immigration Reform, Social Security, Antipoverty Policy
$2-a-Day Poverty in the United States
Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer, April 2012
Race and Ethnicity, Antipoverty Policy
What Can Government Do to Support Employed Mothers?
Ann Orloff, April 2012
Women, Antipoverty Policy
Fathers' Work and Child Wellbeing
Christine Percheski and Christopher Wildeman, March 2012
Inequality & the Middle Class, Antipoverty Policy
The Rising Challenge of Poverty in the Suburbs
Margaret Weir, March 2012
Cities and Regions, Antipoverty Policy
Paid Family Leave in California and New Jersey: The Benefits for Working Families and Employers
Eileen Appelbaum and Ruth Milkman, March 2012
Jobs and Workers, Women, Inequality & the Middle Class
Low-Wage Workers and Paid Family Leave: The California Experience
Eileen Appelbaum and Ruth Milkman, March 2012
Jobs and Workers, Women, Inequality & the Middle Class
Who Gets What They Want from Government?
Martin Gilens, March 2012
Inequality & the Middle Class, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Media and Public Opinion
Opening the Doors to Higher Education for Low-Income Women: The Success of Maine’s Parents as Scholars Program
Sandra Butler and Luisa S. Deprez, March 2012
Women, Higher Education, Antipoverty Policy
Why U.S. Unemployment Insurance is in Financial Trouble
Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, February 2012
Unemployment Insurance
How the GI Bill Built the Middle Class and Enhanced Democracy
Suzanne Mettler, January 2012
Higher Education, Inequality & the Middle Class, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy
How Social Security Encourages Older Americans to be Active Citizens
Andrea Louise Campbell, January 2012
Aging Society, Social Security, Civic Engagement
Fighting Rigged Markets Promotes Equal Opportunity
Dean Baker, December 2011
Jobs and Workers, Economic Growth & Innovation, Inequality & the Middle Class
Beyond Class War: Americans Want Government to Promote Equal Opportunity
Lawrence R. Jacobs, December 2011
Inequality & the Middle Class, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Media and Public Opinion
How Washington Has Made the Rich Richer – And Abandoned the Middle Class
Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson , October 2011
Public Budgets and Taxes, Inequality & the Middle Class, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy