Steven Greenhouse has written an excellent article in the New York Times, detailing the rise of part time employment in the labor market. When I was traveling the country interviewing folks who had been laid off, many of the Americans I … Continue reading →

Recently the Washington Post asked me to answer this question, pulling from the interviews I conducted for the Not Working Project. The nature of the question ruffles me a bit because I don’t like the implications of the word “blame” … Continue reading →

Just hours ahead of the first presidential debates, I have my fingers crossed, hoping we’ll hear substantive input about what these two men want to do to improve the employment possibilities in this country. But more importantly, I want to … Continue reading →