The Best of The American Prospect
6 most popular The American Prospect articles, as voted by our community.
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The Great Escape
Why workers are quitting their jobs, after the trauma of the pandemic.
«Changes in labor law that would fine employers for unfair labor practices for the first time are slated for passage in Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, and that would help.»
Why Trucking Can’t Deliver the Goods
The yearly turnover rate among long-haul truckers is 94 percent. And you wonder why you’re not getting your orders on time?
«A 2019 study by University of Minnesota economist Stephen Burks and Kristen Monaco of the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the annual turnover rate of long-haul truckers is a breathtaking 94 percent.»
TAP : The American Prospect
Informed analysis of public policy and the politics of power, from a progressive perspective
TAP : The American Prospect
Informed analysis of public policy and the politics of power, from a progressive perspective
The RNC’s Ground Game of Inches
Inside the secretive, dubious, and extremely offline attempt to convert minorities into Republicans
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