Economic Security

Economic Security Is National Security

Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: National Security, Economic Security, Buck Mckeon, Camp David, G8 Summit, Paul Ryan, G8, Politics News
Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld

It sounds easy to throw money at the Pentagon and buy more security. But we all know that's not how security works -- it's like investing tens of thousands in a terrific alarm system for your house, then leaving your windows open.

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Connecticut Workers Welcome Paid Sick Days

Ellen Bravo | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Victory, Working Women, Connecticut, Paid Sick Days, Labor, Economic Security, Working Families, Business News
Ellen Bravo

As of January 1, hundreds of thousands of Connecticut workers will begin to earn paid sick time under a new statewide paid sick days law -- the first in the nation.

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Nearly Half Of All Households Lack Basic Economic Security

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Video, Earning Gap, Income Inequality, Third World America, Gender Wage Gap, Wider Opportunities for Women, Wage Stagnation, Economic Security, Wage Gap, Hispanics, African Americans, Basic Needs, Economic Insecurity, Business News

There are certain basic costs that every household runs up -- food costs, medical expenses, utility bills. And almost half of all Americans are in dan...

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Open Letter to Mayor Emanuel on Maternity Leave

K. Sujata | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Maternity Leave, Women's Health, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago, Work-Life Balance, Economic Security, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Women, Chicago News
K. Sujata

Dear Mayor Emanuel: Yesterday's news that you plan to institute paid maternity leave for city employees moves our city firmly in the right direction.

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Defining Economic Security For American Families

Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Poverty, Wider Opportunities for Women, Economic Security, Low Income Families, Basic Economic Security Tables, Low-Income, Economy, Shawn McMahon, Video, Impact News

What does it take to have economic stability in America? That was the question posed by the organization Wider Opportunities for Women, which recentl...

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Strong Social Security Is Central to the Latino Community's Future

Hector E. Sanchez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Security, Latinos for a Secure Retirement, Social Security, Lclaa, Social Security Reform, Latinos for Secure Retirement, National Hispanic Council on the Aging, Politics News
Hector E. Sanchez

There is overwhelming support among the majority of Americans for strengthening Social Security. Latinos, in particular, understand the importance of such action.

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Low Credit Scores Challenge Recovery in Illinois Communities of Color, but All Is Not Lost

Dory Rand | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mortgages, Credit Score, Economic Security, Unemployment, Credit Cards, Credit Crunch, Small Business Lending, Illinois Economy, Business News
Dory Rand

Over half of the people in Illinois' predominantly African-American communities likely would not qualify for low-cost, prime credit. What does this mean for these neighborhoods' chances for revitalization?

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Poland's Solidarity: A Lesson for America

Andrew Nagorski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democrat, Economic Security, Lech Walesa, America, Republican, Poland, Solidarity, Politics News
Andrew Nagorski

One lesson from pre-1989 Poland that applies to the United States now: if you ignore or paper over underlying economic problems, you will eventually pay a high political price.

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Sorry I Missed Your Anniversary! Thanks for Keeping Families Afloat.

Joan Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Policy, Economic Security, Work/Family Balance, Paid Family Leave, Recession, Politics News
Joan Williams

This July marked the sixth anniversary of the nation's first state law that provides comprehensive paid family leave. Is family leave just a frill? Hardly. In a recession, having it makes a significant economic difference for families.

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45 Years of Helping Seniors Age in Place. What's Next? Economic Security.

Stacy Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aging, Economic Security, Administraton on Aging, Older-Americans-Act, Politics News
Stacy Sanders

How can we help our nation's seniors and their families even more? How can we make the Older Americans Act even better? For me, the answer is to make economic security part of the Older Americans Act.

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Who Are the "Lesser People"? What the Fiscal Commission Needs to Hear About Poverty

Stacy Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wider Opportunities for Women, Economic Security, Fiscal Commission, Alan Simpson, Poverty, Poverty Measure, Politics News
Stacy Sanders

There are far more Americans who are less well-off than we acknowledge. The federal poverty level, the benchmark by which we establish the country's poverty rates, is woefully outdated.

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Equal Pay: A Matter of Economic Survival

Page Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Wages, Equal Pay, Economic Security, Wage Gap, The Paycheck Fairness Act, Politics News
Page Gardner

Today is "Equal Pay Day," the day that symbolizes how far into 2010 it takes for women to earn the same amount men made in 2009.

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Growing Old in West Virginia - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Stacy Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wider Opportunities for Women, Older Women, Economic Security, Social Security, Cost of Living, Seniors, West Virginia, Politics News
Stacy Sanders

When it comes to aging in place, there's a lot to learn from West Virginia. It is the nation's second oldest state and with a burgeoning aging populat...

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Changing the Trajectory of Alzheimer's

Harry Johns | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Research Invesment, National Strategic Plan, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's, Economic Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Public Health Crisis, Healthcare, Politics News
Harry Johns

Today, more than 5 million Americans are estimated to have Alzheimer's disease. What they are experiencing is not just a little memory loss. It is not...

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The Bitter Fruit of Welfare Reform

Irasema Garza | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Welfare, Women, Welfare System, Poverty, Women's Issues, Welfare Reform, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Economic Crisis, Economic Security, Welfare Policy, Tanf, Politics News
Irasema Garza

Now, more than ever, we need a functioning social safety net -- one that helps families keep food on the table in times of crisis, while providing a toe hold to a more economically secure future.

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Peaceful Revolution: Bailout Blues: Opportunity in Crisis

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Economic Security, momsrising.org, Corporate Bailout, Families, Work and Family Life, Bailout, Healthy Living News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Daily worries about work and family responsibilities proved to be frequent for 72 percent of working fathers and 67 percent of working mothers with children under 18.

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The Post-Social Contract Generation

Dr. Judith Rodin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Labor, Youth, Economics, Work, Judith Rodin, Economic Security, Generation Y, Millennials, Time, Social Contract, Rockefeller Foundation, Politics News
Dr. Judith Rodin

Almost half of America's youngest workers believe the nation's best days may have come and gone. This is Generation Y, the nation's largest age group, and increasingly its most pessimistic.

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