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Preempting progress in the heartland: State lawmakers in the Midwest prevent shared prosperity and racial, gender, and immigrant justice by interfering in local policymaking
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How to boost unemployment insurance as a macroeconomic stabilizer: Lessons from the 2020 pandemic programs
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The Raise the Wage Act would support essential care workers: Nearly 2 million direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports would benefit from a $15 minimum wage in 2025
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Ensuring the high road in Cannabis: Legalization offers a chance to make the cannabis industry a model of good jobs—if workers are given a voice
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‘Build Back Better’ agenda will ensure strong, stable recovery in coming years
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Latina Equal Pay Day: Latina workers remain greatly underpaid, including in front-line occupations
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Few Midwestern states are providing premium pay to essential workers, despite American Rescue Plan funding
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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey reflects a decline in both job openings and hires after Delta variant surge
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Cutting the reconciliation bill to $1.5 trillion would support nearly 2 million fewer jobs per year
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What to watch on jobs day: A seasonal swing in public-sector education employment
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Abolish the debt ceiling before it commits austerity again: The GOP used the debt ceiling to force spending cuts in 2011. It can’t be allowed again.
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Essential but ignored: How day care powered the pandemic workforce
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Will Rhode Island’s Hospitality Labor Force Bounce Back?
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Biden’s Gambit: A Finger in the Dike
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America’s Racial Wealth Gap is Enormous and Getting Worse
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