American working family facing federal debt pressure, AI-driven job disruption and a strained social safety net Economy

Can Working Families Survive the Squeeze? Debt, AI & Safety Net

The American Opportunity Project brings governors and policy leaders together as rising federal debt, AI disruption and strained safety-net systems reshape working-family security. The initiative focuses on state-led solutions for workforce development, fiscal pressure and economic mobility.

by Som Bentur
Michigan workers, restaurant staff and families representing debates over wages, childcare costs, employment and labor protections Work & Labor

Why Are Michigan Workers Struggling? The Labor Squeeze

Michigan’s labor market combines shrinking participation, expensive childcare, wage disparities and contested workplace reforms. This analysis examines the competing worker, policy and small-business perspectives shaping the state’s economic future.

by Som Bentur