by Editors | Aug 5, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
Cheryl Harrington’s story is the coveted “American Dream” story. She is the daughter of immigrant parents who set up two small bakeries in Boston, where she learned the business by spending almost every moment of her childhood helping to bake holiday cakes, pies and...
by Editors | Jul 31, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
Dyann Jaggers has been a federal contract cook for 25 years. Though the work is hard and she’s about to turn 66, she feels that she can’t retire. Her finances just won’t allow her to rest. “I am a mother and a grandmother, and I am struggling,” she told people...
by Editors | Jul 23, 2014 | Jobs and Growth, Populist Majority
Latinos remain pessimistic about the economy, but they continue to believe in the possibility of the American Dream and support greater government intervention to achieve economic stability, according to a poll released this week by the National Council of La Raza and...
by Editors | Jul 17, 2014 | Retirement Security
The link is simple and clear: Women earn less than men in the workplace – almost $450 billion less in total each year nationwide – resulting in lower Social Security payments after retirement. The pay discrimination against women not only hurts their current...
by Editors | Jul 2, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
President Obama chose an aging bridge connecting Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood to the Northern Virginia suburbs on Tuesday to warn that Republicans in Congress are risking shutting down transportation projects around the country that employ millions of people...
