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Employment and Jobs

Exploring the Online Platform Economy with New Data from BLS & the JPMorgan Chase Institute

Last week, the Future of Work Initiative and the JPMorgan Chase Institute hosted an event, “New Data and Implications for Today’s Labor Market: The JPMorgan Chase Institute and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics present on the Online Platform Economy,” highlighting and discussing two recent measures of online platform work.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Blog Post

6 hours ago
Sports

Recapping Day 1 of the Project Play Summit

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mary Carillo, Tony Hawk, and more took the stage to speak about the present and future of youth sports.

BY Jon Solomon

Blog Post

9 hours ago
Sports

Sports and Citizenship

Dan Porterfield spoke at the Newseum on October 16, 2018 for the Sports & Society Program's Project Play Summit.

BY Dan Porterfield

Of Interest

1 day ago
Sports

10 Charts on Youth Sports

More children are physically active, more coaches are winging it, and more findings from our data.

BY Jon Solomon & 1 more

Blog Post

1 day ago
Sports

State of Play: 2018 Trends and Developments

Our third annual report is the latest snapshot of how well stakeholders are serving children and communities through youth sports.

BY Sports & Society Program

Publication

2 days ago
Sports

Get Ready for the 2018 Project Play Summit

The theme of this year’s summit is “Think Global, Play Local.” Learn how you can follow along online.

BY Sports & Society Program

Blog Post

2 days ago
Sports

Mary Carillo Talks Youth Sports

The former tennis player and broadcasting legend talks about playing with the boys, the state of youth sports, and more.

BY Risa Isard

Blog Post

5 days ago
US Government

Understanding the 25th Amendment

A panel discussion probed the question of presidential succession and the role of medical judgement in declaring someone unfit to lead.

BY Meryl Justin Chertoff

Blog Post

5 days ago
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