Transportation costs keep rising while service continues to decline
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Jobs and Money
Do Women Really Need Financial Advice for Women?
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Kerry Hannon Talk about lighting a match. When Next Avenue Managing Editor Richard Eisenberg (the editor of this blog), recently posted on his Facebook page…
A Human Rights Crisis in Your Backyard: Poverty in Alabama
More than 18 million Americans live in “extreme poverty,” according to a UN report that ranked poverty in the U.S. alongside some of the poorest areas in the world. The UN Special Rapporteur for Extreme Poverty paid a visit to…
Does a basic guaranteed income decrease the need for social services?
The idea of a basic guaranteed income is getting a trial run in a Canadian province for three years. Four thousand randomly selected Ontario residents will get thousands of dollars a year, and in exchange, they give up some social…
How to Fix Social Security for Vulnerable Americans
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg We all know the Social Security system needs reforming to keep it solvent so Americans will continue receiving their promised benefits. But Social…
Inequality in Northern Manhattan Persists
A startling study reveals significant racial inequality and income disparities in northern Manhattan. We have the details.
How to Boost Wealth in America as Work Changes
In this post-Recession era of economic uncertainty, financial security has been increasingly elusive for many Americans, calling into question how the labor market can promote wealth accumulation for workers.
How Oregon is helping workers save for retirement
The goal of retiring comfortably off the fruits of one's labor has become an increasingly elusive goal for many Americans. Now states are taking the problem into their own hands. In Oregon, a new state retirement program lets businesses hook…
Why Minority Financial Planners Are Nearly Nonexistent — and How to Fix It
By: Richard Eisenberg (Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) As someone who blogs about personal finances, I come across a lot of statistics. But I have to say that this…
Self-awareness is key to self-sufficiency at this job training program
For workers trying to break the generational cycle of poverty, keeping a job can be as important as getting the job in the first place. As part of our series Chasing the Dream, John Yang reports on a program called…