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Pillar: Strengthening the Middle Class

10.03.2018 | Blog

We need a safety net that protects low-wage workers

By Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach Oct 3, 2019 The economy is back to health after a drawn-out recovery from the Great Recession. […]

09.20.2018 | Blog

American manufacturing needs investment, not isolation

By Jared Bernstein Sep 20, 2018 International trade policy has become a source of great anxiety under our current chaotic […]

09.19.2018 | News Releases

Joe Biden Speaks at the Century Foundation

On Thursday, September 13, Vice President Joe Biden joined the Century Foundation for “Building a High Wage America: Lessons from […]

09.17.2018 | Blog

Want to rebuild the middle class? Strengthen manufacturing.

By Andrew Stettner Sep 17, 2018 What does it mean to be middle class in America? Some would argue it now […]

09.12.2018 | Blog

Workforce readiness must be a shared responsibility

By Mayor Mark Stodola Sep 12, 2018 Education is not just about academic preparation. That’s why many 11th- and 12th-grade students […]

09.05.2018 | Blog

Future of work: Don’t blame the tools, fix the rules

By Byron G. Auguste (CEO and Co-Founder, Opportunity@Work) Sep 5, 2018 The year was 1970. The place was Detroit, Michigan. My […]

08.29.2018 | Blog

Congress will need to pass another tax bill. Here’s what it should do.

By Ben Harris Last December’s $1.5 trillion tax cut likely left many Americans with the impression that our tax code […]

08.22.2018 | Blog

How Conscious Capitalism creates businesses where everyone thrives

By Kip Tindell   I passionately believe that the best way to change the world is to change the world of […]

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

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 […]

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 […]