Perry Work Report: work&labour news&research, December 11, 2015

December 11, 2015

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Stocking Stuffers: Best Books 2015

American Economic Association, 2015: “Popular Books”

Bloomberg Business, December 2015: “Best Books of 2015"

CBC Books, December 2015: “Best Books of 2015"

The Globe and Mail, December 2015: “The Best Books of 2015"

Flavorwire, December 4, 2015: “The 10 Best Books by Academic Publishers of 2015”

The Guardian, December 10, 2015: “Best Books of the Year”

The Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2015: “WSJ’s Best Books of 2015"

The Atlantic, December 8, 2015: “The Best Books I Read this Year"

NPR, December 8, 2015: “NPR’s Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2015’s Great Reads"

Quartz, December 7, 2015: “What critics agree are the best books of 2015"

Entrepreneur, December 7, 2015: “10 Gift Ideas for the Entrepreneur on Your Holiday List"

The Economist, December 6, 2015: “Shelf Life: The best books this year are about North Korea, Detroit, Nagasaki and being a pilot”

siliconrepublic, December 4, 2015: “14 books for burgeoning entrepreneurs and fledgling CEOs," by Kirsty Tobin

The New York Times, November 27, 2015: “100 Notable Books of 2015"

BuzzFeed, November 7, 2015: “27 Gifts Every Book Lover Should Ask For This Year,” by Alanna Okun

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First Phase of Inquiry into Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women Launches

“Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says the government will consult the families of victims over the next two months to get their input into how the inquiry should be designed and what it needs to accomplish.”

Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett “says the consultations, which will include a website to allow Canadians to provide input and learn more about the process, will help to determine the terms of reference for the inquiry.”

Prime Minister Justin “Trudeau also announced that his Liberal government plans to lift a long-standing cap on First Nations funding, even as the economic and political pressure on the federal pocketbook continues to mount.”

“’It hasn’t kept up with the demographic realities of your communities, nor the actual costs of program delivery. Constitutionally guaranteed rights of First Nations in Canada are not an inconvenience but rather a sacred obligation,’ Trudeau said.”

Global News, December 8, 2015: “Liberals launch first phase of inquiry into missing, murdered indigenous women”

“CBC’s investigation into unsolved cases of missing and murdered indigenous women has learned of 22 more deaths and disappearances across Canada, including seven that occurred this year. CBC News will tweet the names and cases of the more than 250 missing women and girls in its investigation over the next 24 hours, to mark the announcement today of the much-anticipated national inquiry by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett.”

“For the past year, CBC News has been investigating these unsolved cases, some of which back as far as 1951. Follow @CBCNews on Twitter or by using #MMIW, and read more at cbc.ca/aboriginal”

CBC News, December 8, 2015: “22 cases added to CBC’s missing and murdered indigenous women database,” by Connie Walker

CBC News topic: “Aboriginal” [website]

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The Future of Labour

“The labour movement in Canada has a long and proud history of success and positive community involvement. Throughout the years however, union membership levels across North America have been on a steady decline. Many would argue the decline in the ranks of unions is attributed to stronger labour laws protecting workers, less interest by the young workers entering the workforce and a more transient workforce demanding flexibility and merit over seniority. These arguments, although attractive on the surface, are easily discredited with a minimal amount of research and thought.”

“Some would argue that legislation is in place to protect workers’ rights. However, the legislation traditionally provides basic minimums in employment. Like any piece of legislation, the rights an employee enjoys and relies on can be taken away with the stroke of a pen. Corporate lobbying has taken a toll on legislation designed to protect workers, leaving gaps and holes making the legislation toothless when enforcement is required. Unions are still needed to protect workers, and they are an important part of the future of labour. There are still many workers who work in less than ideal conditions. But like any other organization, unions need to change and adapt to the changing world.”

Queens University IRC, December 2015: “The Future of Labour,” by Derik McArthur

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Labour Minister Set to Overhaul Employment Insurance System and Labour Code

“Canada’s new labour minister is getting ready to overhaul the Employment Insurance system and the federal labour code to address a growing gap between regulations and today’s disruptive new business models. Labour Minister Mary Ann Mihychuk said the wave of automation and other changes to how business is done have made many regulations and support systems less relevant. ‘It is all part of that flexible work and the changing working environment, and it illustrates how outdated our EI support system is and our labour code. We are going through a significant review and updating of both systems so they can be more responsive,’ Mihychuk told the Epoch Times.”

Precarious Work

“Mihychuk’s immediate focus will be EI reform that includes key changes promised in the Liberal platform, including cutting the waiting period for benefits from two weeks to one.”

“The Liberals pledged to adjust the system to deal with the new trend of ‘precarious work,’ a term policymakers are using to describe contract workers and those providing services through companies like Uber or Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Mechanical Turk lets people work odd jobs or do so-called micro-tasks that can pay a few cents for things such as writing photo captions or doing small pieces of online research like finding a phone number.”

“Such jobs are more familiar to new workers arriving into a job market that is shifting away from hiring long-term employees. For many new workers, precarious work is the new normal.”

Employment Insurance

“Mihychuk said changes to EI will be helpful to new workers and those re-entering the workforce.”

“One of the first things we will do is remove the penalty to young workers and people that are re-entering the workforce. Right now they have to find 910 hours and that is going to be reduced.”

Epoch Times, December 10, 2015: “Canada’s Labour Minister Set to Overhaul EI, Labour Code: Current systems outdated by changing workforce, says Mihychuk,” by Matthew Little

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Family Farms Exempt from Alberta's Workplace Safety Bill

“The Alberta government will exempt the province’s family farms from its most powerful tool for agricultural safety and bar workplace inspectors from looking into the work-related deaths of children and family members on farms.”

“Premier Rachel Notley’s government says it never intended for its far-reaching farm safety law and occupational health rules to cover all family farms .... The new rules, which still apply to Alberta’s 42,227 family-owned farms when paid workers are on site, set off a furor among farmers, thousands of whom have converged on the provincial legislature to demand that the bill be put on ice.”

“Bill 6 would extend injury compensation and occupational health and safety rules to paid farm workers. Alberta has nearly 800 corporate farms and is the only province that does not extend safety rules and coverage to farm workers. The bill would also allow farm workers to unionize and refuse dangerous work, and give authorities the right to investigate farm accidents.”

“According to the Alberta government, the province had 355 agriculture-related deaths between 1990 and 2009, averaging 18 per year. The province also states that for each death, 25 more workers are severely injured. In October, three sisters were killed in central Alberta when they were smothered by canola seed. The next month, a 10-year-old boy died while driving a forklift on his family farm.”

The Globe and Mail, December 8, 2015: “Family farms exempt from Alberta’s workplace safety bill,” by Justin Giovannetti

CTV News, December 9, 2015: “Farmers organize convoy from Carstairs to Olds to challenge Bill 6"

CBC News, December 7, 2015: “Farm death was ‘terrible learning experience,’ inquiry says,” by Colleen Underwood

“Enough with the Family Farm Rhetoric”

“[P]eople working for pay on big farms and ranches and in agri-businesses such as feedlots and greenhouses don’t have the same workplace rights and protections that other Albertans take for granted. In other words, we have a legal framework that systematically and deliberately denies basic workplace rights to the more than 50,000 people who work as paid employees in Alberta’s agriculture sector. This is simply unacceptable and indefensible.”

“I have a lot of sympathy for the thousands of people who have been confused by the way Bill 6 was rolled out. However, who I don’t have much patience or sympathy for are the people who continue to spread lies and misinformation, even after it has been made clear that Bill 6 won’t stop kids from picking eggs, helping Mom and Dad in the field or raising a steer for 4-H. The farming way of life isn’t under attack. All that’s happening is that a group of vulnerable workers is being given needed protections under the law and the playing field is being levelled between economic sectors.”

Edmonton Journal, December 4, 2015: “Opinion: “’Enough already!’ with misleading rhetoric about family farm,” by Gil McGowan

Bill 6, Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (12 pages, PDF)

University of Calgary Faculty of Law Blog, November 19, 2015: Protection for the Rights of Farm Workers Finally Proposed in Alberta (3 pages, PDF)

FAQs about Bill 6

CBC News, December 1, 2015: “Alberta’s Bill 6: Answers to common questions on controversial farm-safety legislation”

Government of Alberta -- “Farm and Ranch Workplace Legislation Changes” [website]

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Mounties' Right to Collective Bargaining

“The RCMP is the only police service in Canada without that right or the freedom to unionize.”

“But [on December 7th], Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale told the House of Commons the government is preparing to set out a new labour relations regime for the force in response to a decision by the Supreme Court that calls the current rules unconstitutional.”

“In January, the top court said Mounties should have the right to unionize and collectively bargain and gave the government one year to come up with new rules. In its ruling the Supreme Court doesn’t specifically say that Mounties should unionize, just that members should choose their labour relations system and it must be independent.”

“In the summer, the Treasury Board launched consultations with thousands of RCMP staff to get their views on how to move forward in light of the Supreme Court decision.”

“Members were very clear in expressing the direction they would like to see the Government take. They would like a regime designed specifically for the RCMP. They would like to be represented by a union who only represents the RCMP. They would prefer a single national bargaining unit. They fear any arrangement that would link them with the other parts of the public service. As such they prefer a new legislation. Differentiation from the public service is where the consensus is the strongest.”

“During the consultation process, one thing became clear. Their desired model is to have their wages and benefits driven by police services arbitration decisions as opposed to dragged by broad public service and fiscal considerations.”

CBC News, December 7, 2015: “RCMP one step closer to collective bargaining rights” by Alison Crawford

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, December 7, 2015: “A New Labour Relations Regime for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police"

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CUPE 3902 Files Unfair Labour Practice Complaint against U of T

“The Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 (CUPE 3902), which represents teaching assistants, sessional lecturers, and postdoctoral fellows at the University of Toronto, has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against the University of Toronto through the Ontario Labour Relations Board, effectively initiating a form of legal action against the university."

"Representatives from CUPE 3902 released a public statement in which they allege that, during labour negotiations with the university last winter, the university administration were dealing in bad faith in that they did not report data related to the contentious Graduate Student Bursary Fund accurately."

The Varsity, December 12, 2015: “CUPE 3902 files labour complaint against U of T: Union of public employees alleges university ‘bargained in bad faith’”

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Ontario on Track to Modernize University Funding

“The Ontario government must redesign the way it distributes $3.5-billion to the province’s universities to redress a decline in undergraduate education and demand clear and measurable learning outcomes, according to a series of recommendations that are expected to set the direction of the postsecondary sector for decades to come.”

“The recommendations are made in a report commissioned by the province as part of its move to review how it funds universities. Originally, the review’s mandate was to outline a funding formula that would reduce program duplication. But as a result of consultations with students, university administrators and employers, the report is now squarely focused on the student experience.”

The Globe and Mail, December 10, 2015: “Ontario funding must address decline in undergraduate experience: report,” by Simona Chiose

The Report:

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What 'Nannygate' Tells Us about Child Care in Canada

“Canadians still see childcare as the private responsibility of families: As a society, we have not embraced the idea of collective responsibility for caring for the next generation of Canadians. If individuals choose to have children, then they must be prepared to take financial responsibility for them. It is exactly the same set of ideas that makes any kind of national childcare program so elusive. It is the same set of ideas that makes the work/family balance so deeply challenging for the majority of Canadians, because we do not even come close to providing adequate public support for childcare.”

“The unstated -- and sometimes even stated -- assumption is that women should be taking care of the children: There has been no end of innuendos and outright expressions that it is Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau that should be taking care of the children. If she can’t, well, then, it is surely her responsibility to find and pay someone who can. It’s not as if she works, say some. Or it’s not as if she works full time. (Apparently, being the wife of the Prime Minister does not count as full or part time or valuable or demanding work.) Or it’s not as if the Prime Minister would actually have to take the children to the office. Childcare continues to be seen as a very gendered activity, where mothers are still assumed to be the primary caregivers.”

“How little nannies are paid in Canada: The Trudeau nannies [who “must be the most highly skilled in Canada to have gotten that job] earn between $15 and $20 per hour during the day; at night, they get $11 to $13 an hour.”

“How many families need help to make it through the day, every day: That the Trudeau nannies have been spotted in plain sight caring for the children is an unabashed admission that Justin and Sophie can’t do it all alone. About half of Canadian parents use some type of child care for their kids under age 15, according to Statistics Canada.” 

“Ultimately, the invisibility of the people at the heart of nannygate speaks to the inadequacy of child care in Canada, and how we continuously pay only lip service to the agonizing balancing act that families with young children must endure.“

Maclean’s, December 3, 2015: “How the ‘Nannygate’ outrage missed the point,” by Cathy Gulli

Edmonton Journal, December 4, 2015: “Opinion: Nannygate a controversy only because Canada undervalues caregivers,” by Ethel Tungohan

The Globe and Mail, December 3, 2015: “Because it’s (only) 2015: Trudeau’s childcare still considered his wife’s job,” by Brenda Cossman

Statistics Canada, October 30, 2015: “Child care in Canada,” by Maire Sinha (11 pages, PDF) or (HTML)

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, November 2014: “The Parent Trap: Child Care Fees in Canada’s Big Cities” David Macdonald and Martha Friendly (32 pages, PDF)

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They Go Up So Fast: 2015 Child Care Fees in Canadian Cities

“The study reveals the most and least expensive cities for child care in Canada. It examines median unsubsidized child care fees in Canada’s biggest 27 cities for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as the different subsidization regimes that reduce costs for low-income families. It finds Canada’s child care systems can vary dramatically from province to province and city to city, but two things hold true in nearly all places: child care is expensive and regulated spaces are hard to find."

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, December 10, 2015: “They Go Up So Fast: 2015 Child Care Fees in Canadian Cities,” by David Macdonald

“The study found that a couple with two children under 5 could expect to pay $28,300 in fees per year -- nearly half of Toronto’s median family income after taxes."

“But fees are only one problem in the system: There are also waiting lists and a shortage of regulated care, the kind subject to government inspections.”

“In all the debate about daycare expenses, one important point is often lost: Child care is already being heavily subsidized -- by the mostly female staff receiving wages so low they’d be hard pressed to cover care for their own kids let alone rent. An essential service that pays qualified staff too little and charges the families who need it too much simply isn’t sustainable, advocates say. Cut too many corners and eventually there’s no room left to provide good care to the most important clients: the country’s children.”

The Globe and Mail, December 9, 2015: Bearing the rising cost of child care in Canada,” by Erin Anderssen

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The Greater Toronto Area's Top Employers

“Any employer with its head office or principle place of business in the Greater Toronto Area may apply for the Greater Toronto Area’s Top Employers contest. Competition is tough -- so much so that, for Toronto-area employers, the minimum scores to secure a place on the GTA list now surpass our national Canada’s Top 100 Employers competition.”

“The editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers evaluate teach employer’s operations and human resources practices using the same eight criteria as the national competition of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Those criteria are:

  • physical workplace;
  • work atmosphere and social;
  • health, financial and family benefits;
  • vacation and time-off;
  • employee communications focused on how employers capture employee feedback;
  • performance management;
  • training and skills development;
  • community involvement”

“Employers are compared to other organizations in their field to determine which ones offer the most progressive and forward-thinking programs.”

Detailed reasons for selection are available online with the full list of winners:

Canada’s Top 100 Employers, December 8, 2015: “Greater Toronto Area’s Top Employers (2016)”

Canada’s Top 100 Employers, November 7, 2015: “Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2016)”

The Globe and Mail, December 8, 2015: “Greater Toronto Area’s Top Employers (2016)” (48 pages, interactive PDF)

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Why Executive Pay is Broken -- and How to Fix it

“Median pay for CEOs of Canada’s 100 largest companies, ranked by market value, rose to $6.3-million in 2014 from $4.3-million in 2008, a 47-per-cent jump over six years. CEO pay also climbed to 130 times the average worker pay in 2014, up from 103 times in 2008. Older statistics are hard to come by because regulators didn’t require companies to report the value of all pay elements prior to 2008.”

“A major driver of this expansion has been the rampant practice of paying executives with equity, such as stock options and share units. This was supposed to ensure CEOs would be motivated to think like shareholders, but the trend has led to eye-popping payments and soaring wealth for the recipients.”

“There is no shortage of proposals for fixing the most egregious pay problems -- everything from tying CEO compensation to the average worker rate, to rewriting federal tax policies on stock options.”

“But because there’s no consensus, and because directors believe in equity pay like they would a religion, boards prefer to tweak the formulas they use to calculate compensation each year. By now there have been so many updates it looks a lot like a dysfunctional IT network that keeps adding new software to sit on top of old decrepit systems.”

The hidden force behind the rise of executive pay

“As the debate over rising executive pay intensifies, a key architect of Canada’s current compensation landscape has largely avoided scrutiny: the consultant.”

“Consultants say their work brings discipline that is often lacking when boards use their own discretion to decide on payouts. Critics, however, argue they have added immense complexity to pay design that has led to big payouts for executives, while also guaranteeing boards become reliant on outside advice because the process is now too difficult to manage themselves.”

Ideas for reforming pay

Roger Martin, management consultant:
“Stop paying CEOs with equity, which rewards them for creating volatility, and instead rely on cash.”

Catherine Jackson, Dutch pension fund PGGM:
“Get rid of stock options and simplify pay systems so CEO rewards are based on long-term targets that create sustainable value rather than short-term share price growth."

Michelle de Cordova, mutual fund company NEI Investments:
“Tie CEO pay to average worker wage rates so that CEO compensation gains don’t far outstrip the rest of society.”

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:
“Change tax policy to discourage excessive pay by limiting the amount of compensation companies can deduct as expenses and change the tax treatment of stock options."

Bill Holland, CI Financial Corp.:
“Simplify pay structures and unwind the convoluted payout formulas that seem to allow CEOs to get their bonuses in any market environment."

Paul Gryglewicz, senior partner at Global Governance Advisors:
“Give boards the ability to redesign pay without triggering negative votes from shareholders who want the design to fit a proscribed model.“

The Globe and Mail, December 7, 2015: “Pay Problem: The relentless climb of executive compensation,” by Tim Kiladze and Janet Mcfarland

The Globe and Mail, December 6, 2015: “A look at the hidden force behind the rise of executive pay: consultants," by Tim Kiladze and Janet Mcfarland

The Globe and Mail, December 4, 2015 “Canada’s governance leaders,” by Janet Mcfarland (includes Board Games 2015 Rankings)

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#unions4climate: Just Transition and Decent Work

“The Canadian Labour Congress, Climate Action Network, and the Green Economy Network [co-hosted] a forum at the COP21 climate summit at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2015 to discuss just transition and their plan to fight climate change by creating one million climate jobs.”

“The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) recently adopted its COP21 Statement, emphasizing that climate change is already affecting production and consumption patterns in many sectors of our economy.”

“The CLC’s COP21 statement calls on Canada to commit to ambitious, achievable science-based targets for significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

Highlights include:

  1. Labour’s Urgent Need to Address the Climate Crisis
  2. Green Sectoral Strategies
  3. Renewal and Expansion of Public Transit Infrastructure
  4. Development of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency Improvements
  5. A National Carbon Pricing System
  6. Just Transition
  7. Global Solidarity

On Just Transition

“Workers who are displaced or experience wage cuts due to structural economic changes which benefit society as a whole must be compensated, as should families and communities that suffer a negative impact from such changes. Carbon reduction policies must be combined with progressive tax and expenditure policies and the establishment of Just Transition funds.  These funds should be governed by an independent Just Transition board with labour representation. Across Canada, the funds would be allocated in support of retraining workers who lose their jobs due to climate change policies, and to compensate workers for any income losses. Communities should also be eligible for support, and provinces and territories must also be urged to integrate Just Transition funds into their own climate change plans.”

“Public education, training policy, and apprenticeship programs will need to be directed strongly toward participation in a low-carbon economy. Income assistance and training funds available through the Employment Insurance program will also help workers transition to new industries and occupations. Above all, this transition must proceed in consultation with workers and unions in the policy development process.  Policies must be phased-in gradually according to a transparent schedule, so that workers and employers alike have the confidence, time and support needed to adjust.”

More on this story can be found using the hashtag #unions4climate

Blue Green Canada, November 23, 2015: "Letter to The Honourable Catherine McKenna, P.C., M.P. Minister of Environment and Climate Change"

Canadian Labour Congress, December 1, 2015: “Labour, ENGOs to host climate jobs forum at COP21 climate summit”

Canadian Labour Congress, November 19, 2015: “CLC adopts statement seeking meaningful commitments ahead of UN Climate Change Summit”

CUPE, November 17, 2015: “Science, not politics, should determine GHG reduction targets adopted in Paris“

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The Canadian Inequality Story

“On September 23, the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia welcomed Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz to their campus to participate in a panel discussion on Inequality in North America. Stiglitz, and fellow panelists Nicole Fortin, Craig Riddell, Thomas Lemieux and David Green, provided a truthful and informative account of the causes and consequences of growing inequality in domestic and global markets. A video of the event is now available for free viewing online.”

IRPP, October 20, 2015: “The Canadian Inequality Story: As told by Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz,” by Dan Gardner

IRPP Income Inequality [website]

IRRP, Income Inequality: “The Canadian Story,” by David A. Green, W. Craig Riddell and France St-Hilarie (pre-released chapters available online)

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Realism Trumps Purism: Ideas to Cut Poverty and Promote Opportunity

A new report from Brookings and the American Enterprise Institute, Opportunity, Responsibility, and Security: A Consensus Plan for Reducing Poverty and Restoring the American Dream, "is the result of a year’s work by scholars of different ideological stripes and interests. (Watch a video of the launch here.) It is fashionable to describe such efforts as ‘bipartisan.’ But political life or policy debates rarely bisect neatly along political lines.”

“... [I]n many cases there was as much diversity of views on one ‘side’ as there was between the two. The common characteristic of the highly diverse group is that they were realists, rather than purists. We all took evidence very seriously. We agreed that policy matters. And we agreed that we needed to agree to compromise.”

“This realist spirit contrasts with purists on both political extremes: those on the right who simply see government as the problem, and fantasize about sweeping away vast swaths of institutional architecture and funding, and those on the left who imagine that simply taking money from some and giving it to others will cure society’s ills. The purists can dream of an American flat tax or a global wealth tax. Our realist group got down to business.”

“Here are six of the ideas contained in the report which could make a serious dent in poverty:

  • An increase in the minimum wage (’large enough to substantially improve the rewards associated with work among the less-skilled’)
  • Tougher work requirements in welfare, especially for TANF and SNAP recipients
  • More charter schools 
  • More resources to help low-income students to and through college 
  • A clear public commitment to the importance of marriage for raising children
  • Greater access to contraception and parenting support”

Brookings, December 3, 2015: “Realism trumps purism: Ideas from Brookings and AEI to cut poverty and promote opportunity,” by Richard V. Reeves

Brookings, December 3, 2015: “Opportunity, Responsibility, and Security: A Consensus Plan for Reducing Poverty and Restoring the American Dream” (88 pages, PDF)

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Book of the Week

Humans of New York, by Brandon Stanton. New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, 2013. 1 vol. colour illustrations. ISBN 9781250038821 (hardcover)

From the publisher: "A photographic census of New York City and a beautiful, heart-warming, funny, and inspiring collection of images-based on the blog with nearly a million loyal fans Based on the blog with more than a million loyal fans, a beautiful, heartfelt, funny, and inspiring collection of photographs and stories capturing the spirit of a city In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton set out on an ambitious project: to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York City. Armed with his camera, he began crisscrossing the city, covering thousands of miles on foot, all in an attempt to capture New Yorkers and their stories. The result of these efforts was a vibrant blog he called "Humans of New York," in which his photos were featured alongside quotes and anecdotes. The blog has steadily grown, now boasting more than a million devoted followers. Humans of New York is the book inspired by the blog. With four hundred color photos, including exclusive portraits and all-new stories, Humans of New York is a stunning collection of images that showcases the outsized personalities of New York. Surprising and moving, printed in a beautiful full-color, hardbound edition, Humans of New York is a celebration of individuality and a tribute to the spirit of the city."

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