Technology and Inequality The signs of the gap—really, a chasm—between the poor and the super-rich are hard to miss in Silicon Valley. On a bustling morning in downtown Palo Alto, the center of today’s technology boom, apparently homeless people and
Imagine a world where fast food workers can pay their rent and utility bills, plus buy their children food and clothes. Well, you don’t have to imagine it because such a place exists. It’s called Denmark. A New York Times article
“I’m tired of hearing about the minimum wage,” said Gov. Chris Christie at an event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce a few days ago. “I don’t think there’s a mother or a father sitting around the kitchen table tonight
By Michael Bernick Former California Employment Development Department Director & Milken Institute Fellow Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 Which job boards are used by California’s employment professionals today? Earlier this month, Transmosis, the tech group dedicated to fuller employment in California, undertook a
According to a new report, the richest one percent have got their mitts on almost half the world’s assets. Think that’s the end of the story? Think again. This is only the beginning. The “ Global Annual Wealth Report,” freshly released
Being nominated by your clients for a major industry award is humbling enough, but actually winning it? “That would be indescribable,” said Lisa Lunsford, CEO and cofounder of Global Strategic Supply Solutions LLC (GS3 Global). Earlier this year, one of
BY ERIC PIANIN, The Fiscal Times October 17, 2014 A rural telephone company called Frontier Communications has intentionally hired more than 250 long-term unemployed since January. KPMG, the behemoth auditing and tax advisory services firm, reached out to hire 300
A California power company developed a unique in-house training program after facing a major worker shortage. BY ALEX BROWN This is the second in a weeklong series that examines different programs around the country that try to tackle the unemployment crisis and keep
It has come down to this for Brian Perry: an apple or banana for lunch, Red Sox ballgames on an old Zenith TV and long walks to shake off the blues. At 57, Perry has been unemployed and looking for
By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg News Leticia Vives thought her rise from teller to senior teller to manager during 23 years at Bank of America had earned her staying power, or at least the experience to find work elsewhere. Still jobless 18 months
