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On Its Jobs Report Card for 2013, the U.S. Economy Gets a Gentleman's "C"

In 2013, the topline U.S. unemployment rate went down. But most new jobs pay low wages and openings are not keeping up with population growth. Labor...
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Paid Family Leave in California and the Future of U.S. Family Policy

Paid family leave helps families and businesses alike. An important new book dissects the accomplishments and limits of California's pioneering law...
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The Challenging Future of the U.S. Labor Movement

Despite soaring profits, American workers claim a shrinking share of the national economic pie. Union decline is a major cause – and if worker...
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The Politics of America's Fight against Global Warming

The world's climate is warming quickly. Reformers recently tried, but failed, to persuade Congress to enact "cap and trade" to reduce carbon emissions...
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Choosing America's Future - An Election that Matters

With Democrats and Republicans pointing in opposite directions, the choices U.S. voters make on November 6, 2012 will help set the nation's course at...