Pathways Magazine - Fall 2009

Table of Contents (Fall 2009 Issue)

Editors' Note by David Grusky and Christopher Wimer

Trends

• The Squeeze Before the Storm
  Will the Great Recession bring about a "Great Compression" in wealth inequality? Edward N. Wolff parses the data.
  

Research in Brief

• New research developments
  Shocking data on employers who "steal" from the poor, a fresh look at poverty and consumption, and other cutting-edge research.

Are Green Jobs a Silver Bullet?

• Greening the Pockets of the Poor
  Van Jones makes the case for green jobs as a poverty-killer.
• Seizing the Energy Opportunity
  John Podesta and Sarah Miller discuss how new policies can generate new jobs that will combat climate change and poverty all at once.
• A Hazy Shade of Green: Debunking the Myths of the Green Jobs Movement
  Max Schulz casts a skeptic's eye on the lofty ambitions of the green jobs movement.
• Green Data: What do we Really Know about Jobs in the Green Economy?
  Kil Huh and Lori Grange reveal just how many green jobs we have now and who is getting them.
  

Interventions

• Spotlight On...Springboard Forwardby Manwai C. Ku
  We talk with Elliott Brown of Springboard Forward about a new approach to workforce development.
• Doubling Down: Reforming Retirement and Disability Policy at the Same Time
  David Stapleton argues for revamped retirement and disability policy that will save money and retain healthy, older workers in the workplace.