Usually when jobs and wages are rising, it’s a good thing, but right now they may signal higher odds of a nasty recession – and Americans aren’t ready for it.
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Professor of Psychology, Clark University
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Postdoc, mycologist and evolutionary biologist, Clark University
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Professor of International Development, Community, and Environment, Clark University
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Professor of English, Clark University
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Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Clark University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Clark University
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Professor and Director, International Development, Community, and Environment, Clark University
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Professor of Philosophy, Uskudar University; Visiting Professor, Clark University
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Professor of Geography, Clark University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Clark University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Clark University
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Professor of Practice in Education, Clark University
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Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Henry J. Leir Chair in Language, Literature and Culture, Clark University
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Professor of Political Science, Clark University