Is Globalization to Blame for U.S. Workers' Troubles?
From Economic Policy Institute: On one shore are voters increasingly anxious about globalization and its effect on their jobs and communities. On the other are economists, policy makers, and pundits who maintain that trade is good for the economy, that...
Current State of Businesses Owned by Women of Color Highlighted at Research Symposium
From Ascribe Newsfeed: The dynamics of the intersection of race and gender were the focus of research findings released today at the national symposium Research to Roadmap: Accelerating the Growth of Businesses Owned by Women of Color convened by the...
Massachusetts Inmates Report High Use of Prison Program, But Face Postrelease Challenges With Substance Abuse and Limited Employment
From Urban Institute: Former prisoners in Massachusetts are back behind bars at a significantly lower rate than the national average, new research from the Urban Institute and the Massachusetts Department of Correction finds. Thirty-nine percent of the 1,786 male inmates...
Mental disorders cost society billions in unearned income
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Major mental disorders cost the nation at least $193 billion annually in lost earnings alone, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health. Read more from...
Goodwill Helps Visually Impaired Man Land Job and Succeed at New York's Finest; Darryl Humphrey Named Goodwill's 2008 Graduate Of The Year
From Ascribe Newsfeed: Darryl Humphrey was unemployed for a year and a half, with no job prospects and no source of income. After working for the same agency for 14 years while his vision slowly deteriorated, Humphrey was let go...
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report on Women and Entrepreneurship Released
From Ascribe Newsfeed: Women's Entrepreneurship matters - women are creating and running businesses around the world, contributing to economies that represent more than 70 percent of the world's population and 93 percent of global GDP (2007). Women's entrepreneurship is a...
 
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