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Demographic Analysis Of Recovery Act Supported Jobs In Massachusetts, Quarters 1 And 2, 2010, David Sparks, Paige Ransford, Carol Hardy-Fanta, Christian Weller, Meryl Thomson, Robert Turner Dec 2011

Demographic Analysis Of Recovery Act Supported Jobs In Massachusetts, Quarters 1 And 2, 2010, David Sparks, Paige Ransford, Carol Hardy-Fanta, Christian Weller, Meryl Thomson, Robert Turner

Christian Weller

Massachusetts policy makers decided to go beyond existing ARRA federal reporting requirements and collect additional data in order to gauge the effectiveness of ARRA’s fiscal policy by counting the number of individuals who have received an ARRA-funded paycheck. In addition, policy makers wanted to look at some of the demographic characteristics of this population. This report provides an in-depth analysis of the data that the MA Recovery Office collected during the first and second quarters of 2010, with a particular focus on job creation and retention by race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, and geographic location. Highlights of the report include: …


Community Voices: New State Voting Districts In Final Stages, Carroy U. Ferguson Dr. Oct 2011

Community Voices: New State Voting Districts In Final Stages, Carroy U. Ferguson Dr.

Carroy U "Cuf" Ferguson, Ph.D.

Last week the Massachusetts Legislature produced redistricting legislation that will forever change the direction of state politics for blacks, Latinos and Asians. By this time next year, the number of state house elected officials of color can increase by 100 percent, from 10 to 20 members. And communities of color will be well positioned to elect a person of color to the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in the history of the state.


The Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act Of 2010: Hearing Before The United States House Of Representatives, Committee On The Judiciary, Subcommittee On Commercial And Administrative Law. 111th Congress, 2nd Session, Michael P. Van Alstine Jul 2011

The Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act Of 2010: Hearing Before The United States House Of Representatives, Committee On The Judiciary, Subcommittee On Commercial And Administrative Law. 111th Congress, 2nd Session, Michael P. Van Alstine

Michael P. Van Alstine

The testimony explores the essential legal issue of the extent to which executive agreements related to H.R. 4596 have any force as law in the United States. The agreements made it clear that they did not, by themselves, “provide an independent legal basis for dismissal” of claims of Holocaust victims filed in any courts of the United States. Instead, the executive branch simply agreed to file a “statement of interest” in such lawsuits to the effect “that U.S. policy interests favor dismissal on any valid legal ground.” Some lower courts have nonetheless given the statements of interest preemptive effect as …


The Employee Free Act Choice: Economic Consequences And Political Implications, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

The Employee Free Act Choice: Economic Consequences And Political Implications, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

No abstract provided.


Ray Flynn's Legacy: American Cities And The Progressive Agenda, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

Ray Flynn's Legacy: American Cities And The Progressive Agenda, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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Affordable Housing: Lessons From Canada, Peter Dreier, J. David Hulchanski Jun 2011

Affordable Housing: Lessons From Canada, Peter Dreier, J. David Hulchanski

Peter Dreier

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The Bus Stops Here For First Transit Contact, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

The Bus Stops Here For First Transit Contact, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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A Chicago, La Lutte Syndicale A Payé, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

A Chicago, La Lutte Syndicale A Payé, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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The Phony Case Against Rent Control, Peter Dreier, John Atlas Jun 2011

The Phony Case Against Rent Control, Peter Dreier, John Atlas

Peter Dreier

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Housing The Working Poor, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

Housing The Working Poor, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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Rosa Parks: Angry, Not Tired, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

Rosa Parks: Angry, Not Tired, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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Athletes Deserve To Be Heard On Significant Political Issues, Kelly Candaele, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

Athletes Deserve To Be Heard On Significant Political Issues, Kelly Candaele, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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Progressive Jews Organize, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

Progressive Jews Organize, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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Tesco Faces Test In L.A. Ambitions, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

Tesco Faces Test In L.A. Ambitions, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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Why Advocates For Economic And Racial Justice Need The Employee Free Choice Act, Peter Dreier, Gary Flowers Jun 2011

Why Advocates For Economic And Racial Justice Need The Employee Free Choice Act, Peter Dreier, Gary Flowers

Peter Dreier

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Social Justice Philanthropy: Can We Get More Bang For The Buck?, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

Social Justice Philanthropy: Can We Get More Bang For The Buck?, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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The Future Of Community Reinvestment, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

The Future Of Community Reinvestment, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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Why Bush Won; What To Do Next: Analysis Of The 2004 Election, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

Why Bush Won; What To Do Next: Analysis Of The 2004 Election, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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Memphis Murder Mystery? No, Just Mistaken Identity, Xavier De Souza Briggs, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

Memphis Murder Mystery? No, Just Mistaken Identity, Xavier De Souza Briggs, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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Katrina And Power In America, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

Katrina And Power In America, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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Connecting The Parks To The Community And The Community To The Parks, Andrea M. Azuma, Robert B. Gottlieb, Mark Vallianatos, Jessica K. Gudmundson, Amanda L. Shaffer, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

Connecting The Parks To The Community And The Community To The Parks, Andrea M. Azuma, Robert B. Gottlieb, Mark Vallianatos, Jessica K. Gudmundson, Amanda L. Shaffer, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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America's Urban Crisis A Decade After The Los Angeles Riots, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

America's Urban Crisis A Decade After The Los Angeles Riots, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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The Case Against The California Tribal Casino Compact Amendments, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

The Case Against The California Tribal Casino Compact Amendments, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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The Grocery Union Gets It Bagged, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

The Grocery Union Gets It Bagged, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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The Position Of The Press In The U. S. Power Structure, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

The Position Of The Press In The U. S. Power Structure, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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Foreclosing On The Free Market, John Atlas, Peter Dreier, Gregory D. Squires Jun 2011

Foreclosing On The Free Market, John Atlas, Peter Dreier, Gregory D. Squires

Peter Dreier

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Lessons From The Health-Care Wars, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

Lessons From The Health-Care Wars, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

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California's Single-Payer Initiative: What Went Wrong?, Peter Dreier, Matthew Glasser Jun 2011

California's Single-Payer Initiative: What Went Wrong?, Peter Dreier, Matthew Glasser

Peter Dreier

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What Is A Reasonable Compromise On Health Care Reform?, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

What Is A Reasonable Compromise On Health Care Reform?, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

No abstract provided.


L.A. Voters Sent Signal On Urgency Of Providing More Affordable Housing, Peter Dreier Jun 2011

L.A. Voters Sent Signal On Urgency Of Providing More Affordable Housing, Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier

No abstract provided.