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  • 20 Nov 09

  Obama’s ‘Race to the Top’ Could Pose Hurdles for Teachers

  By Michelle Chen The Obama administration is enlisting the nation's schools in a "Race to the Top," but… more

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  • 17 Nov 09

  After Release, Former Prisoners Robbed of Opportunity

  By Michelle Chen Millions of Americans know how tough it is to break out of unemployment. Few can… more

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  • 13 Nov 09

  Not Just ‘Tools That Breathe’: Labor Activism Steps Forward in China

  By Michelle Chen As Obama embarks on a tense diplomatic visit to Asia, the political buzz surrounding China… more

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  • 10 Nov 09

  Cornered by Recession, Unmarried Women Go It Alone

  By Michelle Chen Browsing the news headlines, you might get the impression that women aren't doing as badly… more

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  • 07 Nov 09

  Searching for Work and Stability, Vets Fight New Battles at Home

  By Michelle Chen The tragedy at Fort Hood may strike Americans as a singular, incomprehensible horror. But the… more

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  • 03 Nov 09

  Protesters Tell It On the Mountain in Coal Country

  By Michelle Chen Coal River Mountain in West Virginia is rumbling. Last week's … more

Latest Comments view all 2

• • 01 Sep 09
  • 5:07 pm

  Thanks for your comments on the Southern Poverty Law Center's survey. The paraphrasing of the findings stated exactly what the SPLC did--that according to the survey, eight in ten respondents *reported* experiencing the theft of their wages. Your points are well taken, though. One could, and should, interrogate the methodology used. Neither the post nor the SPLC argues that they were unbiased (they are an advocacy group after all) or that they drew from a comprehensive randomized sample. The report, in fact, is largely qualitative and based on interviews and media accounts. An academically rigorous piece of social science research? I …

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• • 04 Sep 09
  • 12:49 am

  Thanks, Richard. Regardless of political leanings (or the views of the Better Business Bureau, for that matter), many who follow this issue do note an extreme lack of comprehensive data and statistics about this workforce, which makes this report, among others, worth looking at. And again, I could reiterate what the post's paraphrasing of the report does and does not imply, but, I think readers at this point can turn to the sources and judge for themselves.

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