The Lame, Classist Argument Against Raising the Minimum Wage
This insistence that laboring people would be harmed by having the wages they demand is not just incorrect, it is paternalistic and condescending.
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How America’s Lack of Paid Maternity Leave Worsens Inequality
Without access to paid maternity leave, many low-income mothers are forced to choose between their economic security and their health.
The Future of Work: What If There Isn’t One?
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
The Economic Geography of the Second Machine Age
In 2006, the digital economy underwent a dramatic transformation that changed the map of talent migration.
Economic Growth in an Era of Demographic Decline
A shrinking population isn't the end of economic expansion.
Mental Maps and the Neuroscience of Neighborhood Blight
Getting a better sense of how people visualize their neighborhoods could be the first step toward improving them.
In the United States, Single Motherhood Is Bad for Your Health
As privileged women increasingly embrace their “inner spinster,” a new study offers a timely reminder that single motherhood still comes with serious, material disadvantages for most women in this country.
Who Is the Freelance Economy Hurting?
Underserved and minority populations are being lost as the economy shifts to one based largely on shared and contingency labor.
