Fact of the Week: Unemployment Rate for African Americans is Higher than Prerecession Levels in 28 States
Lecia Imbery,
April 3, 2015
For many, 2014 was a good year to get a job. By December 2014, the unemployment rate had fallen to 5.6 percent, the lowest it had been since June 2008. Nearly 250,000 jobs were being added every month. The gains in job growth were especially important for African Americans, who...
Outcomes
Deborah Weinstein,
March 27, 2015
Many of you have information we need. The Congressional budget resolutions just passed have targeted vital human needs programs. Please share in the comment space below examples of the ways lives are changed for the better by any federal program you choose to talk about. We want to hear your...
How to Slam the Brakes on Economic Growth and the Door on Opportunity
Deborah Weinstein,
March 27, 2015
This op-ed was originally published in The Hill on March 27. This week, every senator and representative will receive a letter signed by more than 1,300 organizations from every state. Under the heading Strengthening America’s Values and Economy (SAVE) for All, the groups urge Congress to pass a budget that protects...
Do These Budgets Reflect Our Priorities?
Lecia Imbery,
March 25, 2015
“The federal budget is about our national priorities and our values. It is about who we are as a nation and what we stand for. It is about how we analyze and assess the problems that we face and how we go forward in resolving those problems. That is the task the Senate...
Thousands Tell Congress to Pass a Budget That Invests in Shared Prosperity
Lecia Imbery,
March 24, 2015
This week, the House and Senate will be voting on budget proposals introduced last week by their respective Budget Committees (for much more information on what’s in these proposals, as well as the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ alternative proposal, see our latest Human Needs Report). Today, as Members of Congress prepare to...
