Stimulus is working, but may not be enough
- By Andrea Orr 07-02-09
Analysis & Opinion
Black Americans face an especially tough job market
Differences in education, or even in criminal records, can’t explain why the unemployment rate is so much higher for blacks than whites. READ MORE
- By Andrea Orr 06-29-09
Why a public health insurance option is key to saving costs
A strong public health insurance option is the key to large cost savings and universal coverage. READ MORE
- 06-25-09
For America’s workers, recession is not the only problem
EPI’s new edition of The State of Working America outlines how, for most working families, job shortages and weak wages predated the current recession, and will probably outlast it. READ MORE
- By Andrea Orr 06-23-09
The toughest job markets in the country
May unemployment hits 14.1% in Michigan and a 33-year high of 12.4% in Oregon. Ohio’s eroding manufacturing base helped push unemployment up to 10.8% READ MORE
- By Andrea Orr 06-19-09
Not “unemployed” but not working
The official unemployment rate is close to 10%, but that figure does not count the millions of other people without jobs who are too discouraged to look for work. READ MORE
- 06-18-09
Raising cap on social security tax best way to fix shortfall
In a June 17 testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, EPI Reseach and Policy director John Irons argued that raising the cap on social security taxes would be preferable to cutting benefits or raising revenue through other means. READ MORE
- By John Irons 06-17-09
A nation of immigrants
A diverse group representing everyone from land grant universities to high tech firms and farm employers recently gathered to discuss ways to maintain the tradition of immigration in the United States while also protecting the jobs of American-born workers. READ MORE
- By Andrea Orr 06-16-09
Bailouts helping big banks get bigger
Small community banks say they played by the rules, but are now the ones suffering from the risky business activities, and the bailouts on Wall Street. READ MORE
- By Andrea Orr 06-11-09
Too complex to regulate?
There’s not much talk about credit default swaps on the unemployment line, but critics say a pattern of gambling that many Wall Street firms disguised as legitimate investing was a major cause of lost jobs, home foreclosures, and general economic instability. READ MORE
- By Andrea Orr 06-08-09
Setting the record straight on GM
The U.S. government's role in the General Motors bankruptcy has been the subject of widespread attack ... and misinterpretation. Why much of the criticism is inaccurate. READ MORE
- By Ross Eisenbrey 06-03-09
The perils of performance-based pay for teachers
Contrary to common belief, performance-based pay for teachers may have more in common with Soviet Central Planning than the U.S. private sector. READ MORE
- By Andrea Orr 05-29-09
Eight states face double-digit unemployment
Today’s release of state unemployment and jobs numbers shows that the recession is affecting all states, but some much more than others. READ MORE
- By Kai Filion Kathryn Edwards 05-22-09
A fine line between the hospital and the unemployment line
Rite-Aid union organizer says management intimidation put workers in harm's way. READ MORE
- By Andrea Orr 05-20-09
Rising unemployment could leave half of African American children in poverty
EPI President Lawrence Mishel projects that even small increases to the already high unemployment rate will be devastating to children and minorities. READ MORE
- 05-18-09
Tax policy as stimulus
EPI's John Irons addresses some attacks on Obama's tax policy. READ MORE
- By John Irons 05-18-09
Pain on Main Street is getting worse
Nearly one in six American workers is now unemployed or underemployed. Further increases in unemployment could push that to one in three by next year. READ MORE
- 05-15-09
A public plan option as backup insurance for all Americans
Employer-sponsored health insurance is the backbone of the U.S. health insurance system, but it is not enough, especially in this time of high unemployment. A public plan is essential to guarantee health insurance for all Americans. READ MORE
- By Elise Gould Alexander Hertel-Fernandez 05-13-09
Enforcement needed in H-1B Visa laws
U.S. employers are supposed to exhaust the American labor pool before they can hire guest workers. But research into the H-1B visa program shows rampant abuse. READ MORE
- By Andrea Orr 05-12-09
