The Economic Policy Institute

Commentary

• April 1, 2011 | The economic—and other—benefits of regulations

• March 8, 2011 | Scapegoating public sector workers

• March 3, 2011 | Why do black men earn less?

• Feb. 17, 2011 | Why New Hampshire doesn’t need “Right to work”

• Jan. 24, 2011 | Americans broadly oppose raising retirement age or reducing benefits

• Jan. 5, 2011 | Public-sector workers earn less

• Dec. 1, 2010 | Three years later, millions wait for jobs

• Nov. 17, 2010 | Out of work, and out of benefits

• Sept. 3, 2010 | On Labor Day, jobs crisis persists

• Aug. 31, 2010 | A nation of immigrants

• Aug. 27, 2010 | Test Failure

• May 28, 2010 | Extending unemployment insurance is the fiscally responsible thing to do

• May 28, 2010 | Diane Ravitch responds

• May 11, 2010 | “Missing” workers return

• May 3, 2010 | Trade policy and the American worker

• March 18, 2010 | What went wrong with No Child Left Behind?

• March 15, 2010 | Panel says Chinese currency manipulation costs jobs

• March 5, 2010 | California’s Day of Action highlights need for fiscal relief to state and local governments

• Feb. 26, 2010 | An immigration system where everybody wins

• Feb. 3, 2010 | A long and persistent middle-class squeeze

• Jan. 8, 2010 | One in four black, Hispanic workers is underemployed

• Jan. 7, 2010 | EPI’s guide to health care reform

• Dec. 23, 2009 | Many highly profitable companies cut jobs in 2009

• Nov. 23, 2009 | States in stress

• Nov. 17, 2009 | Progressive leaders warn of “social catastrophe”

• Nov. 2, 2009 | EPI launches Economy Track

• Oct. 28, 2009 | A new way to pay teachers

• Oct. 15, 2009 | Krugman at EPI

• Oct. 6, 2009 | Tracking the recovery: Big banks seen as big beneficiaries of government economic policies

• Oct. 2, 2009 | Tracking the recovery: Most Americans see high unemployment for some time

• Sept. 30, 2009 | Tracking the recovery: One in four households has suffered a layoff over the past year

• Sept. 29, 2009 | The role of government in hard times

• Sept. 24, 2009 | Making ends meet on $21,834 a year

• Aug. 28, 2009 | Weak job market fuels more foreclosures

• Aug. 26, 2009 | Entrepreneurs complain of prohibitive health care costs

• Aug. 19, 2009 | Health insurance providers find ways to prosper as more people lose coverage

• July 24, 2009 | What minimum wage can’t buy

• July 22, 2009 | Waging inequality

• July 16, 2009 | Senator says financial crisis remains “very, very serious”

• July 14, 2009 | Insured … and broke

• July 13, 2009 | Millions of workers will benefit from minimum wage increase

• July 7, 2009 | Arbitration, Canadian style

• July 6, 2009 | Beyond standardized tests

• July 2, 2009 | Stimulus is working, but will not be enough

• June 29, 2009 | Black Americans face an especially tough job market

• June 25, 2009 | Why a public health insurance option is key to saving costs

• June 23, 2009 | For America’s workers, recession is not the only problem

• June 19, 2009 | The toughest job markets in the country

• June 16, 2009 | A nation of immigrants

• June 11, 2009 | Bailouts helping big banks get bigger

• June 8, 2009 | Too complex to regulate?

• May 29, 2009 | The perils of performance-based pay for teachers

• May 20, 2009 | A fine line between the hospital and the unemployment line

• May 14, 2009 | Health care by numbers

• May 12, 2009 | Enforcement needed in H-1B Visa laws

• May 11, 2009 | Light at the end of the tunnel … for whom?

• May 7, 2009 | How long until quitting time?