Why Democrats Should Fight for the Right to a Good Job Why Democrats Should Fight for the Right to a Good Job
With inequality reaching new heights, the idea of a government-guaranteed living wage is gaining steam among progressives.
Apr 10, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Real Reason Workers Can’t Get A Raise The Real Reason Workers Can’t Get A Raise
A preemptive war on inflation will tamp down any real wage growth.
Feb 9, 2018 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage
Meet the First 2018 Candidate to Run on a Federal Jobs Guarantee Meet the First 2018 Candidate to Run on a Federal Jobs Guarantee
And he’s doing it in deep-red rural Georgia.
Jan 12, 2018 / David Dayen
Unemployment Statistics Don’t Take Into Account People Who Have Given Up on Finding a Job Unemployment Statistics Don’t Take Into Account People Who Have Given Up on Finding a Job
Why are over 94 million working-age adults not looking for jobs?
Sep 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Federal Reserve Here’s What You Need to Know About the Federal Reserve
We demand way too much from the central bank—but that’s because our elected politicians have done almost nothing to revive the economy.
Mar 17, 2017 / William Greider
Donald Trump Spreads Economic Fairy Dust Donald Trump Spreads Economic Fairy Dust
He’s pushing the same old failures of Reaganomics: tax cuts for the rich and deregulation, along with nostalgia for an industrial era long gone.
Aug 10, 2016 / Jeff Madrick
There’s a Problem With ‘Crowd Labor’ There’s a Problem With ‘Crowd Labor’
Online outsourcing comes with costs.
Jul 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Dear Class of 2016: Don’t Be Fooled by This Glorious Day Dear Class of 2016: Don’t Be Fooled by This Glorious Day
You’re graduating into a strange, foggy world—and we need your help to fix it.
Jun 6, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
‘So Many Doors Have Been Closed in My Face’ ‘So Many Doors Have Been Closed in My Face’
What three Americans told the attorney general and HUD secretary about living with criminal records.
Apr 26, 2016 / Tyrone Peake, Helen Stokes, and Ronald Lewis
You Either Work or You Go to Jail You Either Work or You Go to Jail
Parole and probation are trapping former prisoners in debt, forcing them to work to avoid getting locked up.
Apr 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen