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The Pandemic Is Hardening Our Two-tier Economy

The pandemic is hardening our two-tier economy

  • December 15, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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The pandemic is hardening our two-tier economy. One where those at the top are doing well, but way too many Michiganders are struggling. Low-wage workers have suffered the most since the onset of the pandemic and the forecast is that…

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Google And Our Education Caste System

Google and our education caste system

  • September 14, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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Google, with much fanfare, recently announced "three new Google Career Certificates in the high-paying, high-growth career fields of Data Analytics, Project Management, and User Experience (UX) Design. Like our IT Support and Automation in Python Certificates, these new career programs…

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Reforming Capitalism: Lessons From Denmark

Reforming capitalism: lessons from Denmark

  • August 6, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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Terrific Nicholas Kristof New York times column on Denmark. The article's subtitle says it all: Danes haven’t built a “socialist” country. Just one that works. Similar to Finland, Denmark is a capitalist economy with widely shared prosperity. Each offers a…

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Needed: No Red Tape Unemployment Insurance

Needed: no red tape unemployment insurance

  • July 28, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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Terrific Bridge article on how hard it is for way to many out-of-work Michiganders to get unemployment insurance. The article's title says it all: Michigan unemployment system designed to slow payments working all too well. Bridge writes: A big source…

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Segregation And Structural Racism

Segregation and structural racism

  • June 22, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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As America confronts the reality of structural racism, it is clear that we must fundamentally reform policing now. It also is clear that redesigning policing is not enough. We need to put on the table topics that have been off…

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Are Upper Middle Class Parents Destroying The American Dream For Everyone Else’s Kids?

Are upper middle class parents destroying the American Dream for everyone else’s kids?

  • June 8, 2020
  • Kim Trent
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
  • 1 Comment

This post was first published in July 2017. As America confronts the reality of structural racism, it is clear we need to put on the table topics that have been off the table for far too long. One of those…

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The Case For No Red Tape Cash Benefits

The case for no red tape cash benefits

  • May 18, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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The struggles way too many Michiganders are going through to get safety net benefits make clear that we need to go to no red tape cash benefits. The main reason for how difficult it is to get much needed benefits…

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The Case For A Cash-based Safety Net

The case for a cash-based safety net

  • May 11, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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As we have explored in our lessons from a pandemic-driven economy posts (here and here) what the multitude of low-wage workers need most is cash. Everyday in every Michigan community we see the vast number of low-wage workers––some still working,…

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Pandemic Lessons: Savings Are Vital

Pandemic lessons: savings are vital

  • April 20, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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We are all told that we need to have savings of 3-6 months to deal with emergencies. One of the lessons we are learning from our pandemic-driven economy is that a lot of workers don't earn enough to have savings.…

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Jerome Powell On The Safety Net And Work

Jerome Powell on the safety net and work

  • April 13, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made clear in recent Congressional testimony that a strong safety net is the not the cause of the decline in labor force participation. In a terrific article about Powell's testimony, the Washington Post writes: U.S.…

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