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Middle Class Memos

In this series, Brookings experts and occasional guests examine the past, present, and future of the American middle class.

The long-term economic scars of job displacements
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Workforce Development The long-term economic scars of job displacements

Ariel Gelrud Shiro, Kristin F. Butcher

July 21, 2022

Job displacements hurt workers across the board
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U.S. Economy Job displacements hurt workers across the board

Ariel Gelrud Shiro, Kristin F. Butcher

July 21, 2022

The value of qualitative data for advancing equity in policy
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U.S. Government & Politics The value of qualitative data for advancing equity in policy

Tiffany N. Ford, Annelies Goger

October 14, 2021

How Dems can get out of the SALT mess and save $1 trillion
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U.S. Government & Politics How Dems can get out of the SALT mess and save $1 trillion

Richard V. Reeves, Christopher Pulliam

October 2, 2021

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