EPI Viewpoints Archive - 2004
September 13, 2004

Opinion pieces and speeches by EPI staff and associates.

Viewpoints archive - 2004

Viewpoints are listed below in chronological order. To browse by topic, please click here.

Holes in welfare reform
By Jared Bernstein and Mark Greenberg
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE WASHINGTON POST ON DECEMBER 2, 2004 ]

All action, no talk
By Jeff Faux
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE DECEMBER 2004 ISSUE OF THE AMERICAN PROSPECT ]

Workers, budget got bum deal from 'Stimulus'
By William Spriggs
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE FORT LAUDERDALE SUN-SENTINEL ON OCTOBER 27, 2004 ]

The buck doesn't have to stop here
By Amy Chasanov
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TOMPAINE.COM ON OCTOBER 6, 2004 ]

Phony 'flextime'
By Lonnie Golden
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE MONTEREY COUNTY HERALD ON OCTOBER 1, 2004 ]

Letter to Representative F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. on balanced budget
By Max Sawicky
[ POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS  ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 ]

Millions to lose overtime pay
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ ORIGINALLY ARREARED IN THE MONTANA STANDARD ON AUGUST 17, 2004 ]

Bush strikes out on health care, making sense
By Elise Gould
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN DOLLARS & SENSE ON MAY 1, 2004 ]

Minimum wage can stand some maximizing
By Amy Chasanov
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE HILL ON JULY 14, 2004 ]

The Wall Street Journal is wrong on job quality
By Jared Bernstein
[ POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON JUNE 17, 2004 ]

Missing the mark: "Personal Reemployment Account" pilot program fails to address real needs of jobless workers
By Amy Chasanov and Rick McHugh
[ POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON JUNE 1, 2004 ]

A closer examination of the Department of Labor's final overtime regulations
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ TESTIMONY PRESENTED BEFORE THE WORKFORCE, EMPOWERMENT, AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE U.S. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS ON MAY 20, 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 ]

Social class leaves its imprint
By Richard Rothstein
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE EDUCATION WEEK ON MAY 19, 2004 ]

Fair pay facts: The Department of Labor's misrepresentations about its Overtime Rule
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON MAY 11, 2004 ]

Employment and the telecommunications industry
By Jeffrey Keefe
[ POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON MAY 4, 2004 ]

On the Department of Labor’s Final Overtime Regulations: Preliminary Analysis of DOL’s Final Rule on Overtime Exemptions
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ TESTIMONY PRESENTED BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON MAY 4, 2004. ]

Minimum wage and its effects on small business
By Jared Bernstein
[ TESTIMONY PRESENTED BEFORE THE U.S. HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE EMPOWERMENT AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ON APRIL 29, 2004 ]

The limits of more education
By Jared Bernstein and Amy Chasanov
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN ARIZONA DAILY STAR ON APRIL 1, 2004 ]

Reed Act distributions won’t provide unemployment insurance benefit extensions to workers
By Amy Chasanov
[ POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON MARCH 30, 2004 ]

Saying goodbye to overtime checks
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ON MARCH 21, 2004 ]

Bush officials try to cherry-pick statistics; it's still worst job creation record in 60 years: Employment numbers create a fight about 'jobless recovery'
By Elise Gould
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE DETROIT NEWS ON MARCH 21, 2004 ]

The Changing Nature of the Economy: The Critical Roles of Education and Innovation in Creating Jobs and Opportunity in a Knowledge Economy
By Jared Bernstein
[ TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON MARCH 11, 2004 ]

We are not ready to assess history performance
By Richard Rothstein
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN HISTORY, VOL. 90, ISSUE 4, AND PRESENTED ONLINE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE HISTORY COOPERATIVE ON MARCH 3, 2004 ]

The longest sustained labor slump since the Great Depression is taking a toll on working families
By Lee Price
[ PRESENTED TO THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON MARCH 10, 2004 ]

Bush budget folly: Skimping on trains is bad for everyone
By Max Sawicky
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL ON FEBRUARY 27, 2004 ]

On the President’s Fiscal Year 2005 Budget for the U.S. Department of Labor
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ SUBMITTED TO THE U.S. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON MARCH 4, 2004 ]

Tax burdens of the untaxed: How the Administration's FY05 budget will impact children and working families
by Max Sawicky
[ PRESENTED TO THE U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC TASK FORCE ON CHILDREN AND WORKING FAMILIES, FEBRUARY 11, 2004 ]

Tax cuts for the wealthy haven't created confidence for U.S. households or employers
by Jared Bernstein and Lee Price
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE INSIGHT MAGAZINE ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004 ]

NAFTA at 10
by Jeff Faux
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE NATION ON JANUARY 15, 2004 ]

The real state of the union: Sometimes, what's not said speaks volumes
by Jared Bernstein
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN EPI VIEWPOINTS ON JANUARY 21, 2004 ]

On the Department of Labor's proposed rule on overtime pay
by Jared Bernstein
[ TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS GIVEN ON JANUARY 20, 2004 ]

Bush plan's three flaws
by Janice Fine
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN BOSTON GLOBE ON JANUARY 11, 2004 ]

A tale of two economies
by Lawrence Mishel
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE ON JANUARY 11, 2004 ]

Rose-colored glasses don't help the jobless
by Ross Eisenbrey
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE FORWARD (NY) ON JANUARY 2, 2004 ]