Sunday, November 29, 2009

Race to the Unemployment Line.

With the unemployment rate the highest it's been in 25 years, The Roosevelt Institute asked historians, economists, and other public thinkers to reflect on the lessons of the New Deal and explore new, big ideas for how to get America back to work. TAPPED will be cross-posting the 10-part series with the New Deal 2.0 blog. In this installment, Barbara Arnwine looks at the "ethnic recession" and how to address training and re-employment challenges for our most vulnerable communities.

As the economy continues its long road to recovery, we must be wary of the policies implemented along the trek. Race looms at the fork in the road, and we must determine which way to turn to most effectively address these issues in a manner to protect people of all colors.

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