Matthew Desmond on America’s Poverty Crisis
Matthew Desmond examines poverty in the United States, the world's richest nation, in his new book Poverty, by America.
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Why older, low-wage workers with chronic conditions are an overlooked population
A new study shows what older, low-wage workers with chronic conditions need in the workplace and asks whether they are getting those needs met.
With visa rule change, Indian workers’ spouses could lose work permits
The Trump administration has signaled it plans to strip employment authorization from spouses of some H-1B visa holders. The change would mean that nearly 100,000 people -- predominantly women from India who followed their spouses to the U.S. -- would…
Skilled Workers Remain in Puerto Rico
Jose Manuel, also known as Manolo, has also experienced losses from Hurricane Maria. A scenographer and sound technician, the hurricane destroyed his workshop and disbanded his toolkit. It also forced his work to close. As a last resort, Manuel has…
‘Clean Start’ program provides inmates a pathway to employment
Clean Start Program
Boston Trains Women To Negotiate In An Effort To Close Wage Gap
In Boston, organizations are training women to better negotiate their salaries, in order to close the wage gap that has persisted over time.
Senate Aging Committee Spotlights Aging Workforce Challenges
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By: Richard Eisenberg The challenges facing older workers, and older Americans who want to work, are abundant —ranging from age discrimination to employers’ unaccommodating…
Hiring Older Workers is Suddenly in Season
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Chris Farrell For more than 30 years, Bill Simonowicz drove his iconic UPS truck around the artsy Minnesota harbor town of Grand Marais…
Why Job Hunters Don’t Find Work
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg An anthropology professor might not be the first person you’d think of to research the ways job hunters look for work…
How to Fix Racial Inequities in the Workplace
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg As Next Avenue has noted, there are huge wealth and income disparities between blacks and whites in America (average wealth of…
Despite Promising Census Figures, Not Everyone is Bouncing Back from Recession
Poverty rates for some have barely changed, 8 years after the Great Recession
Learning to Code at 56
Why this man is doing it and how he's dealing with his critical inner self