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08.20.2018 | Blog

Notes from the field: Celebrating Pride at the Ann Arbor YMCA

By Tony Kayumi, President & CEO of the Ann Arbor YMCA Note: This is the first installment of a blog […]

08.15.2018 | Blog

Investing not incentivizing: Birmingham’s novel approach to retaining high-tech companies

By Josh Carpenter Aug 15, 2018   Late last year, the Birmingham grocery delivery company Shipt was sold to Target for […]

08.08.2018 | Blog

Dealing all of our communities into the bargain

By Don Graves Aug 8, 2018 There are good reasons for people to believe that the American economy has recovered […]

08.01.2018 | Blog

Meet the new class of It’s On Us Regional Advisors

By Silvia Zenteno, Biden Fellow for Violence Against Women Initiatives It’s On Us and the Biden Foundation are excited to […]

08.01.2018 | Blog

A stronger EITC to grow the middle class

By Ben Harris Aug 1, 2018 A slowly shrinking middle class has reignited efforts by policymakers to find new pathways […]

07.25.2018 | Blog

Gender wage equity is a middle-class must

By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Jul 25, 2018 When I became Mayor of Boston in 2014, I knew the bad news […]

07.18.2018 | Blog

Emergency expenses are common. Financial security is not.

By Greg Nantz Jul 18, 2018 Two summers ago, while on a bike ride with some friends, I smacked straight into […]

07.11.2018 | Blog

Ten steps toward a more competitive labor market

By Sharon Block, Benjamin Elga & David Seligman Jul 11, 2018 There is no doubt that workers’ bargaining power is on […]

07.05.2018 | Blog

Notes from the Road: Meeting up with the Walk of America Team in Southern California

By Rory Brosius, Military Families Advisor If you’ve been following the Biden Foundation’s social media feed this summer, you probably […]

06.28.2018 | Blog

Creating access for community college students through work, school, and fellowship

By Lauren Ford, Biden Fellow for Higher Education I remember receiving my acceptance letter from Xavier University (OH), how excited […]

06.27.2018 | Blog

The middle class has been eviscerated, but business can revive it

By Peter Georgescu Jun 27, 2018 We are setting ourselves up to relive A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, except […]

06.20.2018 | Blog

Mentors can help youth beat the odds

By Mayor Anna Tovar Jun 20, 2018 Some may say I beat the odds. People may think that a Latina […]

06.13.2018 | Blog

The future of work: A survival guide

By Senator Mark R. Warner Jun 13, 2018 The changing nature of work is one of those challenges that everyone […]

06.06.2018 | Blog

Workers without college degrees deserve a shot at the middle class

By Harry J. Holzer Jun 6, 2018 Workers without college degrees in America — especially men — have suffered worsening employment outcomes for years. […]

05.30.2018 | Blog

The fight worth fighting

By Joanna Burt-Kinderman May 30, 2018 Earlier this year West Virginia’s teachers shut down the schools to fight for better […]