The American Human Development Project seeks to stimulate fact-based public debate about and political attention to human development issues in the United States.
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Wednesday, November 19 at 9:30am - "The Measure of America": A Mo...
The New School
Wednesday, October 29 at 12:00pm - Shriver Center Dialogue
Goldberg Kohn
Friday, October 17 at 8:15am - The Measure of America LAUNCH
National Press Club
Wednesday, July 16 at 9:30am
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A Portrait of MississippiUpdated about 6 months ago
The Measure of America Example PagesCreated on June 18, 2008 at 1:39pm
Measure of America Co-directors on Huffington Post: Women would be happier if policies rewarded unpaid labor and closed the wage gap.
Sarah Burd-Sharps: Damsel in Distress Seeks Better Policies, Bigger Paycheck, Prince Who Does Housew
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For working women, expectations and institutions are antiquated, leaving major needs unmet and creating a set of often irreconcilable responsibilities that individuals and families struggle to fulfill.
Measure of America Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis criticize G-20 meeting on Huffington Post
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With the near-exclusive use of GDP growth at the G-20 as the central measure of societal success, we risk falling short of these lofty goals by a long shot.
Measure of America Louisiana report is having an impact on local opinion leaders. Check out The Advertizer's editorial, "Time to decolonize Louisiana".
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In two editorial board meetings, Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret was not given to wild speculation about the exploitation of natural resources by outside economic forces.
Measure of America Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis featured on Huffington Post!
Sarah Burd-Sharps: GDP an Inaccurate Measure of Stark Disparities in United States, Fails to Show Wh
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Recovery funds must be directed not just to rebuild the physical infrastructure of Louisiana, but also to construct a new infrastructure of opportunity to serve the next generation of Gulf coast residents.
Measure of America
Just Released! A Portrait of Louisiana:
Louisiana faces many challenges. This human development report, with
health, education, and income data by parish, race, and gender, aims to
question priorities, foster accountability, and support action to
reverse the trends of the past.
www.measureofamerica.org
The Measure of America is the first-ever human development report for a wealthy, developed nation. It introduces the American Human Development Index, which provides a single measure of well-being for ...
Measure of America
PRESENTATION:
Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, Co-authors, “The Measure of America”
COMMENTATOR:
Jeffrey Madrick, Director of policy research at Schwartz Center, The New School, former econ. commentator NBC News, author of numerous books on economic growth and labor market insecurity.
http://www.gpia.info/node/1667
New School lecture
Time:12:00PM Wednesday, October 29th
Location:The New School
Measure of America
For those in SoCal, the authors of The Measure of America will be giving a plenary speech at the Southern California Grantmakers 35th Annual Conference on November 19th. For more information, please visit the conference website:
http://www.socalgrantmakers.org/AM/Templ
Time:9:30AM Wednesday, November 19th
Location:Southern California Grantmakers
Measure of America
The Measure of America co-author Sarah Burds-Sharp will join others on a panel to discuss the meaning of human rights in the United States. Sponsored by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, the dialogue will take place on Friday, October 17, 2008 at 8:15am CDT in Chicago, IL. For more information, plea...se visit the event’s website:
http://www.povertylaw.org/news-and-event
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