Where Are the Missing Workers?: Our November/December 2021 Issue
Illustration by Daniel Zender
In October, 4.2 million Americans, close to 3 percent of the entire U.S. workforce, quit their jobs. That was a decrease from September, when 4.43 million Americans quit. September's was the highest monthly quit rate ever seen, beating the record set the month before, in August. Why are so many workers deciding to leave their jobs?
The Prospect dug deep into this for the cover story of our latest issue, talking to dozens of workers and finding that the circumstances of the pandemic forced a real reckoning for low-wage workers. It's the kind of long-view reporting about power that the Prospect is known for, and in the November/December issue we applied the same treatment to Democrats and campaign money, financial regulation,
sexual assault in the military, and a whole lot more.
Here are some of the highlights:
The Great Escape: Workers are quitting their jobs after the trauma of the pandemic. Executive Editor David Dayen investigates why.
Succession: Hakeem Jeffries is the heir apparent to Nancy Pelosi. Little has been made of his record. Staff Writer Alexander Sammon with analysis.
Burying the Evidence: Contributor Jonathan Guyer explains how the military concealed its best chance at solving its sexual assault problem.
What the New Sheriffs of Wall Street Can Do: Biden has empowered a crop of aggressive financial regulators. They’ll need to look beyond the banking industry and into finance’s darker corners. Writing Fellow Lee Harris with
analysis.
The Democratic Dilemma on Dark Money: Contributor Rachel Cohen explains
that liberal electoral groups are now spending more from undisclosed donors than Republicans. Campaigners don’t readily give up winning strategies.
Built to Lie: Contributor Maureen Tkacik reviews a new book about the Boeing 737 MAX disaster that exposes the company’s allergy to the truth.
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