West Virginia Ranks Dead Last in Well-being, Study says
November 11, 2010 – The Charleston Gazette
Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Lessons from The Measure of America, November 17, 2010.
See what the new 2010-2011 American Human Development Index reveals about the distribution of opportunity in America, with a special focus on the New York metro area. The expert panel and book party is open to the public, and will take place at 6:30 PM on November 17, 2010, at NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge (Light refreshments served). Read more here, forward this invite to friends, and RSVP to astoller@groupgordon.com, 212.784.5715.
Surging Ahead and Falling Behind: Lessons from The Measure of America, November 10, 2010
Hear the latest findings of the American Human Development Project’s updated 2010-2011 Index of well-being and opportunity. The Washington, DC launch of The Measure of America 2010-2011: Mapping Risks and Resilience will take place at the Kaiser Family Foundation, at 9 AM on November 10, 2010 (Breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.). Learn more here and RSVP to astoller@groupgordon.com, 212.784.5715.
Open Letter to the Bipartisan Fiscal Commission
October 7, 2010 – PR Web
One Step Forward, Two Steps Apart on UN’s Development Goals
September 22, 2010 – Colorlines: News for Action
Happy Labor Day to the Unemployed
September 2, 2010 – The Huffington Post
Barry Weisberg on Urban Violence
August 24, 2010 – Chicago Public Radio WBEZ 91.5
Measuring Deprivation: The New Multidimensional Poverty Index of the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative
July-August 2010 – International Budget Partnership
The co-founder of a project measuring American well-being sees hope for the next century in spite of poor results
May 28, 2010 – Need to Know
In Search of an Alternative to GDP
In his recent New York Times Magazine piece (“The Rise and Fall of GDP,” May 10, 2010), Jon Gertner aptly navigates the divergent–and often competing–interests involved in the debate over GDP.
