Media Coverage
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- Media Coverage
- Economic Mobility Project
- Source: Washington Post
Why Our Children’s Future No Longer Looks So Bright
A specter haunts America: downward mobility. Every generation, we believe, should live better than its predecessor.
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- Election Initiatives
- Source: usatoday.com
Bilingual Voting Ballots Ordered in 25 States
In the run-up to the 2012 elections, the federal government is ordering that 248 counties and other political jurisdictions provide bilingual ballots to Hispanics and other minorities who speak little or no English. more
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- Media Coverage
- Economic Mobility Project
- Source: Washington Post
Rick Santorum Is Right About Europe
One of the more unexpected moments in Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate came when Rick Santorum suggested that Europe might do better than the United States in some regards.
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- Media Coverage
- Economic Mobility Project
- Source: U.S. News
What the Recession Has Done to the Rich
December marks the fourth anniversary of the start of the Great Recession. The nation has become a different place during that period: Poverty has worsened, young Americans are being hit hard by unemployment, and government debt has skyrocketed.
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- Economic Mobility Project
- Source: Chicago Tribune
From Good Times to Bad Times
Bob Baschoff used to work for a bank, commanding a corner office and a six-figure salary that allowed his family to enjoy a comfortable life in the wealthy lakefront village of Lake Bluff. All of that is gone now.
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- Media Coverage
- Economic Mobility Project
- Source: The Root
How to Restore Blacks' Upward Mobility?
In his jobs speech earlier this month, President Barack Obama spoke eloquently of a time when Americans felt that hard work invariably paid off. We "believed in a country where everyone gets a fair shake and does their fair share."
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- Economic Mobility Project
- Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Housing Industry Problems Dragging Down Economy
It barely rated a mention during either the president’s speech Thursday or the Republican candidates’ debate the previous night. more
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- Media Coverage
- Economic Mobility Project
- Source: CBS News
U.S. Median Household Income Falls
Anthony Mason finds out what the decrease in the median household income means for the average American.
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- Economic Mobility Project
- Source: Time
The Sad, Sorry State of the Middle Class
One needs only to browse the headlines, or perhaps observe the bustling action at your neighborhood thrift store, to realize that America’s middle classes have been faring poorly lately. more
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- Media Coverage
- Economic Mobility Project
- Source: NPR
Study: 33 Percent Of Americans Raised Middle Class Move Downward As Adults
That headline may not seem significant, but here's how Pew Charitable Trusts sells its finding that 33 percent of adults who grew up middle class end up sliding downward.
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