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Protecting Workers in a Patchwork Economy

Protecting Workers in a Patchwork Economy

Work, once a matter of years of commitment to a single trade, career track, or employer, has undergone a radical transformation.

Apr 7, 2016

Mark Schmitt, Shayna Strom

America’s Debt Problem (Dec 2015)

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America’s Debt Problem (Dec 2015)

How private debt is holding back growth and hurting the middle class.

Dec 1, 2015

Sherle R. Schwenninger, Joshua Freedman

The U.S. Economy After The Great Recession

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The U.S. Economy After The Great Recession

The bursting of the housing bubble in 2008 plunged the U.S. economy into a serious crisis, leaving American households with huge debt.

Mar 4, 2014

Sherle R. Schwenninger, Samuel Sherraden

Beyond the Low-Wage Social Contract

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Beyond the Low-Wage Social Contract

By “low-wage social contract” we mean an economic system that not only assumes but also accepts that many jobs in the U.S. will pay poorly.

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Sep 10, 2013

Michael Lind, Joshua Freedman

The Next Social Contract: An American Agenda for Reform

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The Next Social Contract: An American Agenda for Reform

The American social contract is in crisis.

Jun 10, 2013

Michael Lind

Renewing the American Social Contract: A New Vision for Improving Economic Security

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Renewing the American Social Contract: A New Vision for Improving Economic Security

America’s social contract needs to be reinvented for the twenty-first century.

Apr 29, 2013

Joshua Freedman, Michael Lind

Expanded Social Security

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Expanded Social Security

The conventional wisdom about Social Security is profoundly misguided.

Apr 3, 2013

Robert Hiltonsmith, Michael Lind, Steven Hill, Joshua Freedman

Kludgeocracy: The American Way of Policy

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Kludgeocracy: The American Way of Policy

American politics is shifting from debates over size to the growing complexity of government—what experts call “kludgeocracy.”

Dec 10, 2012

Steven M. Teles

No Discount: Comparing the Public Option to the Coupon Welfare State

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No Discount: Comparing the Public Option to the Coupon Welfare State

The fundamental ideological conflict surrounding the Welfare State in the U.S. is no longer over the scope of government.

Dec 3, 2012

Mike Konczal

The American Middle Class Under Stress

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The American Middle Class Under Stress

The foundation of America’s middle class is under strain.

Apr 27, 2011

Sherle R. Schwenninger, Samuel Sherraden

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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

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Wired for Equity: Bridging the Disability Gap in Classrooms

The AI Agenda: Exploring the Trump Administration’s Approach to AI Literacy and Use

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Protecting Workers in a Patchwork Economy

America’s Debt Problem (Dec 2015)

The U.S. Economy After The Great Recession

Beyond the Low-Wage Social Contract

The Next Social Contract: An American Agenda for Reform

Renewing the American Social Contract: A New Vision for Improving Economic Security

Expanded Social Security

Kludgeocracy: The American Way of Policy

No Discount: Comparing the Public Option to the Coupon Welfare State

The American Middle Class Under Stress