On the Road to Retirement Struggles
Millions of Californians—like many tens of millions throughout the country—lack adequate pension security to sustain them after their work lives end.
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What Is the Right-to-Work Law Anyway?
Wisconsin looks to become the latest state to enact a right-to-work law. So what does a right-to-work law do, and is it effective?
The New Heartland: ‘We’re Like the India of the United States’
A young progressive and activist reflects on life in Bakersfield, California.
Job Growth Is a Poor Measure of Economic Health
In a global era of demographic decline, the quality of employment trumps the number of jobs.
How Local Assets Become Global Assets
Separate a real estate market into two parts: investors and occupiers.
Economics at the North Pole: Are Santa’s Elves Slaves?
A pair of economists seek to reconcile two conflicting schools of thought in order to predict what sort of environments increase incentives for labor coercion.
Sure, the Jobs Are Back, but We Need a Lot More
We're back to where we were before the 2008 recession, but there are now 12 million more people in the United States.
What Tech Talent Shortage? Microsoft Trims 18,000 Employees From Payroll
Like manufacturing before it, the Innovation Economy has reached a turning point, with jobs moving to places where labor is cheaper.
Working, 40 Years After ‘Working’
Four decades later, Studs Terkel's characterization of the American worker still applies.
The Majority of Stay-at-Home Dads Aren’t Staying Home to Care for the Family
A close look at a Pew Social Trends report.