Detroit Free Press
In a world of sound bites, economist Lisa Cook provides a great deal of substance on troubling issues such as how systemic racism contributes to wealth inequality, how the pandemic has deepened racial and gender gaps, and how misallocating talent holds back U.S. economic growth.
And she s built quite a fan base, including 28,000 followers on Twitter. News that she will serve on President-elect Joe Biden s transition team even was celebrated in an article in Teen Vogue, written by a woman she has mentored. Dr. Cook’s appointment serves as confirmation to every Black girl, including me, that it’s not a mistake to choose economics and related fields, wrote Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, a co-founder of The Sadie Collective, a nonprofit addressing the pipeline and pathway problem for Black women in economics, finance, and policy.
In a world of sound bites, economist Lisa Cook provides a great deal of substance on troubling issues such as how systemic racism contributes to wealth inequality, how the pandemic has deepened racial and gender gaps and how misallocating talent holds back U.S. economic growth.
And she s built quite a fan base, including 28,000 followers on Twitter. News that she will serve on President-elect Joe Biden s transition team even was celebrated in an article in Teen Vogue, written by a woman she has mentored. Dr. Cook’s appointment serves as confirmation to every Black girl, including me, that it’s not a mistake to choose economics and related fields, wrote Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, a cofounder of The Sadie Collective, a nonprofit addressing the pipeline and pathway problem for Black women in economics, finance, and policy.
Many Workers at Largest Corporations in US Depend on Federal Benefits to Survive
A man sanitizes shopping carts as people line up early morning at Walmart during Black Friday amid the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey, on November 27, 2020.
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Millions of Americans employed at some of the country’s largest companies have had to rely on food stamps and Medicaid, with giants like Walmart and McDonald’s employing the most workers whose income is subsidized by taxpayers, according to a new study.
The Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog, released a study commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., last month based on data provided by 11 states.