Adaora Udoji

Tracking the underemployed

A look at the underemployed — part-time workers, temps, freelancers, contractors — and how they fit into a labor market squeezed by a deepening recession.

The selfish act of altruism

Global Politics

After West Virginia

Global Politics

China’s death toll rises

‘The Takeaway’ takes a Cabelas poll

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Taking the brunt of a souring job market

The Takeaway considers the demographics of underemployment and Jeffrey Wenger, Assistant Professor of Public Policy Analysis at the University of Georgia, breaks down the industries and who’s working for them, part of the time.

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Tracking the underemployed amid a financial crisis

As the first installment of a new series at The Takeaway, hosts John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji take a look at the underemployed and how they fit into a labor market squeezed by a deepening recession.

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2008: A Space Odyssey: Your responses to today’s Takeaway question

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Hosts John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji play back responses to today’s Takeaway question: If you could spend a weekend in space, where would you go, and who would you take with you?

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