Great Recession

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A Third Of Americans Delinquent On Debt

Hadley Malcolm | USA Today | July 29, 2014

More than a third of the country is in trouble when it comes to paying debts on time; 35% of Americans have debt in collections, according to a study out Tuesday from the Urban Institute, which analyzed the credit files of 7 million Americans...

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America's Young Workers: Destined For Failure?

Thomas A. Kochan | Fortune | April 7, 2014

They face a very different economy than their parents' generation, so simply working hard and getting a good education is no longer enough.

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Report: US Has One Of The Highest Child Poverty Rates In The Developed World

Pat Garofalo | ThinkProgress | May 29, 2013

According to a new report from the Office of Research at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the U.S. has one of the highest rates of child poverty in the developed world. Of the 35 wealthy countries studied by UNICEF, only Romania has a child poverty rate higher than the 23 percent rate in the U.S... Read More »

The Rich Get Richer Through The Recovery

Annie Lowrey | New York Times | September 10, 2013

The top 10 percent of earners took more than half of the country’s total income in 2012, the highest level recorded since the government began collecting the relevant data a century ago, according to an updated study by the prominent economists Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty. Read More »