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The Most Important Piece of Paper in America
By Jared Bernstein
[ THIS PIECE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE HUFFINGTON POST ON MAY 11, 2008.]
Reforming the H-2B non-immigrant visa program
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN ON APRIL 16, 2008. ]
More Reasons to Worry about McCain-onomics
By Jared Bernstein
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TPM CAFE BLOG ON APRIL 15, 2008. ]
Is This the Big One?
By Jeff Faux
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE NATION ON APRIL 14, 2008. ]
EPI's statement on extending unemployment insurance
By Heidi Shierholz
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN ON APRIL 10, 2008. ]
Fed Lowers Benchmark Interest Rate by 50 Points (a satire...)
By Jared Bernstein
[ THIS PIECE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TPM CAFE ON MARCH 18, 2008. ]
What Is McCain's Economic Agenda?
By Jared Bernstein
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE ONLINE ISSUE OF THE AMERICAN PROSPECT ON MARCH 17, 2008. ]
Escape from recession: What you should know about the economic stimulus package
By Jared Bernstein and Lawrence Mishel
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN IN THESE TIMES ON FEBRUARY 11, 2008. ]
Be wary of half-a-loaf economic stimulus
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE DETROIT NEWS ON FEBRUARY 14, 2008. ]
Half-a-loaf stimulus
By Nancy Cleeland
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE NATION ON FEBRUARY 13, 2008. ]
Statement by EPI President Lawrence Mishel on stimulus deal reached by White House and Congress
By Lawrence Mishel
[ POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON JANUARY 24, 2008. ]
Stimulus 101
by Jared Bernstein
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TPM CAFE ON JANUARY 7, 2008. ]
The Labor Market Is Flashing Recession
by Jared Bernstein
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TPM CAFE ON JANUARY 4, 2008. ]
Why You Should Care About the 2007 Economic Nobel: Who are those guys? What exactly is "mechanism design theory" and what does it mean?
By John S. Irons
[THIS PIECE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON THE AMERICAN PROSPECT WEB SITE ON OCTOBER 16, 2007.]
Stop corporate abuse and fix layoff warning law
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE DETROIT NEWS ON AUGUST 24, 2007. ]
Breaking the immigration deadlock
By Jared Bernstein and Ross Eisenbrey
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TOMPAINE.COM ON JUNE 29, 2007. ]
Immigration? A surging birth rate? Social Security will do fine
By Max Sawicky
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN PAJAMASMEDIA.COM BLOG ON JUNE 6, 2007. ]
Time to trim the hedge
By Jared Bernstein
[ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TPM CAFE ON MAY 23, 2007. ]
Gas prices: Too high or too low?
By Jared Bernstein
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TPM CAFE ON MAY 20, 2007. ]
The signs are pointing toward recession
By Jared Bernstein
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TPM CAFE ON MAY 11, 2007. ]
Much ado about no change
By Jared Bernstein
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TAPPED ON MAY 9, 2007. ]
Healthy? Don't Click!
By Max Sawicky
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN PAJAMASMEDIA.COM ON APRIL 25, 2007. ]
Getting Beyond Balanced Budget Mania and Addressing the Nation's Needs
By Joseph Stiglitz
[THIS WRITTEN TRANSCRIPT IS FROM "BEYOND BALANCED BUDGET MANIA," AN AGENDA FOR SHARED PROSPERITY EVENT HELD ON APRIL 12, 2007.]
Clinton Saves But Nixon Invests: There are jobs only the government can do or fund. So why aren?t these getting done?
By Max Sawicky
[ THIS PIECE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN PAJAMASMEDIA.COM ON APRIL 11, 2007. ]
Politics, Policy, & Inequality
By Paul Krugman
[ THIS WRITTEN TRANSCRIPT IS FROM "WORK THAT WORKS," AN AGENDA FOR SHARED PROSPERITY EVENT HELD ON FEBRUARY 22, 2007. ]
Minimum Wage, Maximum Pork: The breaks could just as easily benefit owners not affected by the wage increase
By Max B. Sawicky
[ THIS OP-ED ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE FEBURUARY 19, 2007 ONLINE ISSUE OF BUSINESS WEEK. ]
Monetary policy and the state of the economy
By Jared Bernstein
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON FEBRUARY 16, 2007. ]
No government, no Web: Consumers benefit from subsidies for technological, medical research
By Jared Bernstein
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE USA TODAY ON NOVEMBER 20, 2006. ]
Making healthcare worse
By Elise Gould and Max Sawicky
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 ISSUE OF CHALLENGE MAGAZINE, VOL. 49, NO. 5. ]
Consumer-driven health care is a false promise
By Elise Gould
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 ISSUE VOL. 3(5) OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNSEL MAGAZINE. ]
The real cut-and-runners
By Jared Bernstein
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TOMPAINE.COM ON JULY 20, 2006. ]
Testimony before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
By Randall Dodd
[ TESTIMONY PRESENTED BEFORE THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ON APRIL 11, 2006. ]
The bulls-eye is on efficient government: The IRS, small business, and tax administration
By Max B. Sawicky
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN BEFIRE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS ON APRIL 5, 2006. ]
Help with health care costs, factory changes would save jobs
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE DETROIT FREE PRESS ON DECEMBER 4, 2005. ]
Taming the spending beast: How can Congress reassert control over the U.S. budget? Downsize defense
By Max B. Sawicky
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE ON NOVEMBER 20, 2005. ]
Principles and Priorities for Rebuilding New Orleans (Joint Statement by Black Social Scientists)
By William Spriggs et al.
[POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON OCTOBER 26, 2005.]
The Next Great Theft?
By Max B. Sawicky
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TOMPAINE.COM ON OCTOBER 13, 2005. ]
Family and Medical Leave Act under assault: New restrictions, narrower definition of 'serious illness' pushed by business groups
By Ross Eisenbrey
[THIS OP-ED ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL ON AUGUST 4, 2005.]
A new Social Security rationale?
By William E. Spriggs
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN SACRAMENTO BEE ON JULY 15, 2005 ]
Economic conditions affecting Social Security and the merits of pre-funding
By Lee Price
[ TESTIMONY BEFORE THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, JUNE 21, 2005 ]
Lifting cap on Social Security taxes would rescue retirement program
By Lawrence Mishel
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE JOURNAL STAR (IL) ON MAY 15, 2005 ]
The 21st century workplace: Preparing for tomorrow?s employment trends today
By Jared Bernstein
[ PRESENTED BEFORE THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS ON MAY 26, 2005 ]
Reaction and response: Answers to Towers Perrin's "Corrections and Clarifications"
[ RELEASED ON MAY 25, 2005 AS A RESPONSE TO TOWERS PERRIN'S REBUTTAL OF EPI'S BRIEFING PAPER THE FRIVOLOUS CASE FOR TORT LAW REFORM ]
Social Security: Why put a critical middle class program at risk?
By Lee Price
[ PRESENTED AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY PRESS BRIEFING ON CAPITOL HILL ON MAY 6, 2005 ]
Lessons from the Social Security debate
By Jared Bernstein and Mark Greenberg
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE NATION'S ONLINE EDITION ON APRIL 26, 2005 ]
Coming soon to your mailbox: Government misinformation
By Amy Chasanov
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE LONE STAR ICONOCLAST ON MARCH 23, 2005 ]
Bush plays down SSA benefits to widows, disabled
By William E. Spriggs
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE ON MARCH 6, 2005 ]
The 'ticking budget' facing the US
By Max B. Sawicky
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE UK EDITION OF BBC NEWS ONLINE ON FEBRUARY 7, 2005 ]
Workers, budget got bum deal from 'Stimulus'
By William Spriggs
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE FORT LAUDERDALE SUN-SENTINEL ON OCTOBER 27, 2004 ]
Letter to Representative F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. on balanced budget
By Max Sawicky
[ POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 ]
Bush strikes out on health care, making sense
By Elise Gould
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN DOLLARS & SENSE ON MAY 1, 2004 ]
Unfettered markets, income inequality, and religious values
By Lawrence Mishel
[ PRESENTATION GIVEN BEFORE THE PEW/BROOKINGS INSTITUTION FORUM ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE ON MAY 19, 2004 ]
On the Presidents Fiscal Year 2005 Budget for the U.S. Department of Labor
By Ross Eisenbrey [ MARCH 4, 2004 ]
Bush budget folly: Skimping on trains is bad for everyone
By Max Sawicky
[ FEBRUARY 27, 2004 ]
Tax burdens of the untaxed: How the Administration's FY05 budget will impact children and working families
by Max Sawicky [ FEBRUARY 11, 2004 ]
Tax cuts for the wealthy haven't created confidence for U.S. households or employers
by Jared Bernstein and Lee Price [ FEBRUARY 5, 2004 ]
Bush plan's three flaws
by Janice Fine [ JANUARY 11, 2004 ]
Don't kid yourself - Whoever wins, taxes rise
Max Sawicky [ DECEMBER 17, 2003 ]
'Yes, but...' economy
by Jared Bernstein [ NOVEMBER 20, 2003 ]
Glee over economic gains premature
by Lee Price [ NOVEMBER 4, 2003 ]
Don't blame the economy on 9-11
by Lee Price [ SEPTEMBER 10, 2003 ]
State of the economy
[ EPI-CONVENED CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT, AUGUST 12, 2003 ]
Mapping a New Economic Roadmap
by Larry Mishel [ JUNE 23, 2003 ]
The Wars Other Shoe
by Josh Bivens and Christian Weller [ JUNE 23, 2003 ]
Grading the Bush "jobs and growth" plan
by Larry Mishel and Jared Bernstein [ JUNE 6, 2003 ]
Greenspan's optimism unfounded
by Jared Bernstein [ MAY 28, 2003 ]
A Fair Share for New York City: A Case for Equity
by Max B. Sawicky [ MAY 21, 2003 ]
Reducing Taxes will Cost Jobs and Bloat Deficit
by Larry Mishel [ MAY 4, 2003 ]
The Economy, the War and Choosing Our Future
by Lawrence Mishel [ APRIL 27, 2003 ]
Manufacturing: Key to American Future
by Jeff Faux [ FEBRUARY 4, 2003 ]
Congressional Testimony on Jobs and Stimulus
by Larry Mishel [ FEBRUARY 12, 2003 ]
The Bush administration's cut was extravagant, and federal dollars could be better spent elsewhere
by Max B. Sawicky [ OCTOBER 13, 2002]
Restructuring Central Banks: Creating a foundation for strong, stable and sustainable growth
by Christian Weller [ SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 ]
Safeguards Mustn't Be Just For Shareholders
by Christian E. Weller [ JULY 29, 2002 ]
The Aerospace Sector as a National Asset
by Jeff Faux [ JUNE 13, 2002 ]
Learning Lessons From the 1990s: Long Term Growth Prospects for the U.S.
By Christian Weller [ APRIL 9, 2002 ]
Be Careful Where You Trim
by Max Sawicky [ MARCH 20, 2002 ]
Delayed Tax Cuts Don't Equal Tax Increase...
by Max Sawicky [ FEBRUARY 26, 2002 ]
The Federal Reserve: Reality vs. Myth
by Jeff Faux [FEBRUARY 4, 2002 ]
Commission's Failure Spells Progress for Social Security Reform
by Christian Weller [ JANUARY 3, 2002 ]
Tax Cuts Like O'Hare
by Max Sawicky [ NOVEMBER 26, 2001 ]
The Shape of Fiscal Stimulus: Spending vs. Tax Cuts
by Christian Weller [ OCTOBER 4, 2001 ]
Three things we learned
by Jeff Faux [ SEPTEMBER 18, 2001 ]
Backwards Budget Debate - And How to Move It Forward
by Jeff Faux [ APRIL 2001 ]
The Politically Talented Mr. Greenspan
by Jeff Faux [ SPRING 2001 ]
Tax Proposals Good For Rich, Bad For Poor
by Max Sawicky [ APRIL 15, 2001 ]
Easing Restrictions On Visa Doesn't Help Any High-Tech Workers
by Eileen Appelbaum and Cecilia Rouse [ APRIL 10, 2001 ]
America Needs a Future, Not a Tax Cut
by Jeff Faux [ FEBRUARY 27, 2001 ]
Immediate Stimulus is Missing
by Max Sawicky and Randall Dodd [ FEBRUARY 26, 2001 ]
Instead of a Tax Cut, Send Out Dividends
by Eileen Appelbaum and Richard Freeman [ FEBRUARY 3, 2001 ]
Congress Needs Jump-Start Initiatives to Keep Economic Expansion Moving
by Eileen Appelbaum [ DECEMBER 8, 2000 ]
When is a Soft Landing Too Hard?
by Jared Bernstein and Robert Cherry [ JANUARY 24, 2001 ]
Greenspan's appointment means higher interest rates
by Rob Scott [ JANUARY 11, 2000 ]
The next recession
by Jeff Faux [ AUGUST 14, 2000 ]
Who wants to stay a millionaire?
byMax Sawicky [ JULY 3, 2000 ]
Greenspan is bad for our economic health
by Jeff Faux [ APRIL 18, 2000 ]
No, the old business cycle has not yet been licked
by John Schmitt [ FEBRUARY 12, 2000 ]
Are the economic warning signals flashing yellow?
by Christian Weller [ FEBRUARY 17, 2000 ]
The wrong lesson from America
by John Schmitt [ AUGUST 30, 1999 ]
Maintaining profits and productivity in the new economy
by Eileen Appelbaum [ AUGUST 29, 1999 ]
Budget Surplus Politics: The Money Is Ours
by Jeff Faux [ JULY 27, 1999 ]
Why Hit the Brakes Now?
by Jared Bernstein [ JULY 1, 1999 ]
American Taxpayers Deserve to Profit From the Federal Budget Surplus
by Edith Rasell [ JULY 4, 1999 ]
The Effects of Offsets on Output and Employment in the U.S. Aerospace Industry
by Robert Scott [ JUNE 29, 1999 ]
What Has the Dow Done for You Lately?
by John Schmitt [ JUNE 2, 1999 ]
Much Ado About Nothing: The Archer-Shaw Plan Won't Fix Social Security by Edith Rasell
[ MAY 21, 1999 ]
A Rational Prescription for Medicare
by Edith Rasell [ APRIL 29, 1999 ]
The Tax That Tolls for Thee
by Max Sawicky [ APRIL15, 1999]
Funding the Social Security Program
by Edith Rasell [ MARCH 1, 1999 ]
The 'New Economy'
by Lawrence Mishel [ FEBRUARY 18, 1999 ]
Doing the Budget Right
by Max Sawicky [ JANUARY 19, 1999 ]
A Deal Privatization Can't Beat
by Dean Baker [ DECEMBER 23, 1998 ]
Time to Take Recession Risks Seriously
by Jeff Faux [ NOVEMBER 4, 1998 ]
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