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Category: Prosperity Economics

My first time using a food pantry—One moms story

February 12, 2020

By Sharisse Tracey

This past holiday season was the first after my mid-spring divorce, and also the first time my children and I ate from a food pantry said Cynthia—the woman who wishes…

We need policies that harness the vital roles of community colleges

November 11, 2019

By Michael Jackson

Our world has an increasing reliance on new, ever-changing technology that requires workers to have near-constant flexibility to upgrade, retrain, and retool their skills. It’s estimated that millions of ‘middle-skill…

Kids See What We Value: We Must Invest In Communities to Uplift Children of Color

October 9, 2019

By Michael Jackson

Anyone who’s ever had a hobby, a child, or been in a relationship knows, we value those things we devote time, energy, and money towards. Those things we don’t, we…

Bold ideas rooted in the lives, experiences of real people

March 21, 2019

By Center for Community Change

Now you can check out some of the discussions from the event and hear for yourself how power and agency are at the root of economic justice for our communities.

The Answer is Muhammad Ali: Who else?

June 10, 2016

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

Originally published in the Huffington Post. For most of my life, I haven’t idolized sports heroes. I may be the exception to the great American male rule-of-thumb. There have been…

Sheryl Sandberg Thinks She Finally Gets Single Moms, But She Doesn’t Get Me

May 10, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Originally posted in SheKnows. I read Sheryl Sandberg’s recent Facebook post from the trenches of a horrible Mother’s Day weekend. The youngest had thrown up on Friday night, and we…

Can We Really Do Something about Poverty in America?

July 24, 2014

By Deepak Bhargava

Executive Director Deepak Bhargava delivered the following speech on July 1, 2014 at the Aspen Ideas Fest. For the full video of Deepak delivering this speech, click here. In the richest…

Making Minimum Wage a Living Wage

February 13, 2013

By Alesia Lucas

Overall, 77% of those who watched The State of the Union Address were pleased with what the President had to say.  It was a passionate plea and directive to the…

The Poverty Predicament

January 23, 2013

By Alesia Lucas

The word ‘poor’ is treated like a four-letter word by politicians. But with the downturn of our economy and slow job market, the issue of poverty has become more serious…

Immigration Is Still On the List

January 10, 2013

By Alesia Lucas

President Obama’s second term has no shortage of key issues. While some feared that the important issue of gun control and the debt ceiling would overshadow the need for comprehensive…

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