u.s. economy - The Century Foundation

Report Economics

11.4 Million Workers Facing Jobless Benefit Cliff Starting March 14, Unless Congress Acts Swiftly

Commentary Economy & Jobs

It’s Time to Move toward a Child Cash Allowance

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 17: People receive food at the Thessalonica Christian Church during a distribution site on October 17, 2020 in New York City. The Bronx, a borough which has long struggled with poverty and neglect, has been especially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The official unemployment rate in the Bronx is 21% while the unofficial number is presumed to be almost twice that. With many residents unable to afford health care and being home to a significant amount of front-line workers, the Bronx has the highest COVID-19 death rate in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Commentary Economics

Looming Unemployment Cliff Will Hit Women and People of Color the Hardest

CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 09: John Binns fills out an online application during a job fair hosted by the city of Chicago on November 9, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Thousands of people waited in line beginning at 3AM for the job fair which did not open the doors until 9AM. When the doors opened the line was about a half-mile long. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Report Unions & Organizing

Disconnected: How the Digital Divide Harms Workers and What We Can Do about It

Homeless tents on South Beaudry in Los Angeles

Report Economics

The Defining Down of Economic Deprivation: Why We Need to Reset the Poverty Line

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 20: Traders, some in medical masks, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 20, 2020 in New York City. Trading on the floor will temporarily become fully electronic starting on Monday to protect employees from spreading the coronavirus. The Dow fell over 500 points on Friday as investors continue to show concerns over COVID-19. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Commentary Rediscovering Government

The Stock Market Is Not the Economy