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Economics

3 Reasons Subsidized Jobs Should Be Part of an Economic Mobility Agenda | Center for American Progress

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By Rachel West | July 30, 2014 The House Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee is holding a hearing today on subsidized employment as a tool for boosting economic security. It is high time for Congress to re-examine the evidence on subsidized jobs and to discuss the potential this approach may hold for alleviating our … Continue reading 3 Reasons Subsidized Jobs Should Be Part of an Economic Mobility Agenda | Center for American Progress →

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Hillary for Liberals: A Conversation With Walter Shapiro | The American Prospect

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This piece originally appeared in The American Prospect By HAROLD MEYERSON JULY 23, 2014 “As a campaigner, Hillary can do a shot and a beer better than Barack Obama can,” Shapiro says. So there’s that. As a reporter and columnist for Time, Newsweek, the Washington Post, USA Today, Esquire, Salon, and other publications, Walter Shapiro has … Continue reading Hillary for Liberals: A Conversation With Walter Shapiro | The American Prospect →

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Economic Populism at Heart of Emerging Debate Among Democrats | Bill Moyers

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By Robert Borosage Over at The Washington Post, the usually sensible Greg Sargent endorses the notion that divisions among Democrats are “mostly trumped up.” The tension between the Wall Street wing of the party and the Warren (as in Elizabeth) wing is an overblown fiction of a press corps desperate for some action. It’s true … Continue reading Economic Populism at Heart of Emerging Debate Among Democrats | Bill Moyers →

Economics

Jared Bernstein: Evidence: Is It Really Overrated? | More on Evidence

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Evidence: Is It Really Overrated? July 4th, 2014 at 11:44 am By Jared Bernstein A few weeks ago, during the evidentiary dustup between Piketty and the FT, I quasi-favorably quoted a Matt Yglesias line re empirical evidence being overrated. A number of readers were understandably unhappy with that assertion, arguing that they come here to … Continue reading Jared Bernstein: Evidence: Is It Really Overrated? | More on Evidence →

Economics, My NY Times Comments

So Much for Obamacare Not Working – NYTimes

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Have you been following the news about Obamacare? The Affordable Care Act has receded from the front page, but information about how it’s going keeps coming in — and almost all the news is good. Indeed, health reform has been on a roll ever since March, when it became clear that enrollment would surpass expectations … Continue reading So Much for Obamacare Not Working – NYTimes →

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Timothy Egan: Walmart, Starbucks, and the Fight Against Inequality – NYTimes

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For some time now, Republicans in Congress have given up the pretense of doing anything to improve the lot of most Americans. Raising the minimum wage? They won’t even allow a vote to happen. Cleaner air for all? They may partially shut down the government in a coming fight on behalf of major polluters. Add … Continue reading Timothy Egan: Walmart, Starbucks, and the Fight Against Inequality – NYTimes →

Analysis, Economics

The May 2016 Jobs Report Was Especially Bad. What Now? [Updated] | #CaliforniaPrimary on Blog#42

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May jobs report of only 38,000 new jobs was bad, even when adding in the Verizon strikers who are accounted for in the monthly count.