Barbara Garson

Barbara Garson is the author of a series of books describing American working lives at historical turning points, including All the Livelong Day (1975), The Electronic Sweatshop (1988) and Money Makes the World Go Around (2001). Her new book, just published, is Down the Up Escalator: How the 99% Live in the Great Recession (Doubleday).

Health CareFebruary 4, 2014

All the President’s Middlemen

The Obama administration’s inclination to rely on the private sector to solve major societal problems can lead to dysfunction, if not chaos.

Barbara Garson
EconomicsAugust 20, 2013

How to Become a Part-Time Worker Without Really Trying

How corporate America used the Great Recession to turn good jobs into bad ones.

Barbara Garson
EconomyApril 9, 2013

How the 40-Year ‘Long Recession’ Led to the Great Recession

If the majority of American workers were producing more without earning more, who was going to buy all the stuff?

Barbara Garson
Health CareJune 1, 2006

Cellmates’ Reunion

Desperate for medical care, an ailing granny pies the President and finds a soft bed in a country club prison. It's enough to make you go out and commit a crime.

Barbara Garson
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