Fall 2011/The American Dream Special Issue

A have and have-not world

Is it fair that 1 percent of the state's population pockets 22 percent of its income?

By Bruce Mohl Growth and Development 0 Comments Nov 3, 2011

carol meyrowitz started her climb up the corporate ladder at Framingham-based TJX Corp. in 1983. Today, nearly 30 years later, she runs a $22 billion retailing giant whose off-price strategy seems to work well in good—and bad —economic times. Over the last three years, despite the Great Recession, the company’s sales have risen 10 percent,(...)

Economy/ Opinion

The lost decade

Since 2000, the American Dream has been on hold in Massachusetts

By Andrew Sum Cost of Living and Consumer Affairs, Demographics 0 Comments Oct 29, 2011

the past decade in both the United States and Massachusetts has been referred to as a “Lost Decade” for the economy and especially its workers. Nationally, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita grew by only 7 percent, the only decade in the past 80 years, including the 1930s Depression decade, in which the nation(...)

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