Are Today’s Students Prepared to Enter the Tech Industry?
The lack of networking and mentoring available to black and Hispanic college students decreases opportunities for careers in technology.
Worker Rights and Opportunities
Taking Giant Leaps Forward
DACA beneficiaries who did not complete high school or college are returning to higher education and vocational programs thanks to their legal status—and experiencing giant leaps forward in their social inclusion, job mobility, and financial security as a result.
5 Questions that the Trump Administration Needs to Answer on Parental Leave
President Trump’s paid parental leave proposal leaves out important details for millions of working families.
This Father’s Day, Let’s Talk About Paid Leave
Fathers and their families deserve a comprehensive paid family and medical leave policy, but Trump’s parental leave plan won’t cut it.
Update: The Trump Budget Cuts Hit Coal Communities and Workers Where It Hurts
President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget would cut economic development and workforce training programs that have helped coal miners, their families, and communities.
8 Ways the Trump Budget Threatens the Health and Safety of American Families
The Trump budget would endanger the health and safety of American families while giving tax cuts to millionaires.
The Trump Budget’s Attack on People with Disabilities
The Trump budget would be particularly damaging for Americans with disabilities.
How the Trump Budget Undermines Economic Security for Working Families
The Trump budget would squeeze working families for the benefit of wealthy elites.
The Trump Budget Neglects Basic Protections and Funds a Deportation Force Instead
The Trump budget would undermine enforcement of civil rights protections and access to justice while funding a policy of mass deportation.
Toward a Marshall Plan for America
The economy is not producing access to a good, stable middle-class life for people who do not go to college. On prudential and ethical grounds, progressives must do more to create decent job opportunities and secure family situations for all working people facing difficult economic conditions not within their control.
How State and Local Governments Can Strengthen Worker Power and Raise Wages
State and local governments have a role to play in rebuilding worker power—which is crucial for fixing our broken economy.
Women’s Economic Risk Exposure and Savings
Women face more hard-to-avoid risks than men, especially from caregiving, that can lower their savings and leave them economically vulnerable.
Single Women Face the Greatest Risk and Economic Insecurity
Single women face a number of hard-to-avoid risks and large-scale economic insecurity, which requires policymakers to update social protections.
The Case for Paid Apprenticeships Behind Bars
Paid apprenticeships could help ease returning citizens’ labor market re-entry and benefit them, their families, and society.
Trump’s 100 Days of Failing Working Americans
While President Donald Trump promised to lead a “worker’s party,” he has stood up for wealthy corporations—not workers—in his first 100 days in office.