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Pillar: Strengthening the Middle Class

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 […]

05.23.2018 | Blog

Wealth is not just for the wealthy

By Signe-Mary McKernan May 23, 2018 The economy has been growing steadily for decades, but the rising tide is lifting […]

05.16.2018 | Blog

How to build a stronger middle class: With respect

By Richard V. Reeves May 16, 2018 We worry a lot about the middle class: but who are they? Are […]

05.09.2018 | Press

Vice President Joe Biden’s 5 ideas for helping America’s middle class

“A strong middle class breeds opportunity,” former Vice President Joe Biden said at a recent Brookings event, yet “if we have a weak middle class, we have a fractured country.” Vice President Biden delivered the keynote address at a forum co-sponsored by the Brookings Institution and the Biden Foundation to launch the institution’s new Future of the Middle Class Initiative.

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05.09.2018 | Blog

Kill stock buybacks to save the American economy

By Nick Hanauer May 9, 2018 You don’t need a rich guy like me to tell you that there is something […]

05.02.2018 | Blog

The weakening bond between millennials and the middle class

By Peter Levine May 2, 2018 Americans born between 1985 and 2004, known as “millennials,” are numerous enough that their generation […]

04.25.2018 | Blog

Will LGBTQ equality be a prime consideration for Amazon?

By Gautam Raghavan Recently, high stakes betters are shifting their focus from March Madness to an even more intense and […]

04.18.2018 | Blog

Fixing America’s startup slowdown

By Seth London and Bradley Tusk Apr 18, 2018 In a few weeks, the American economy should have something to […]

04.11.2018 | Blog

Higher and more equitable pay through more transparent wages

By Sarah Bianchi and Ben Harris Apr 11, 2018 Yesterday was Equal Pay Day — a day that reminds us that many […]

04.04.2018 | Blog

The rigged labor market

By Alan B. Krueger Apr 4, 2018 More than two centuries ago, Adam Smith, renowned as the father of laissez faire economics, […]

03.28.2018 | Blog

The hidden danger of slow payment systems for middle-class families

By Aaron Klein Mar 28, 2018 Millions of middle-class families occasionally face the uncomfortable and expensive situation of temporarily running […]

03.22.2018 | Blog

A plan to put work — and workers — first

By Joe Biden Mar 22, 2018 My father used to say, “Don’t tell me what you value, show me your […]