Support for low- and middle-income families can benefit the broader economy.
Jared Bernstein
Jared Bernstein is an economist and senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He was formerly chief economist to Vice President Joe Biden and a member of President Barack Obama’s economic team.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why a $15 Minimum Wage Is Good Economics
Opponents of minimum-wage increases have long focused on the wrong economic questions.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Progressive Agenda Now: Jobs and Medicare for All
Playing defense is necessary, but Democrats need some compelling ideas on offense as well.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Republicans’ $370 Billion Cut to Medicaid
Ryan’s ACA replacement relies on a venerable GOP scam—shifting to block grants—to cut off health-care coverage for millions of Americans.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Three Reasons Trickle-Down Tax Cuts Don’t Work
But they’re a great way of making the rich richer, which is why Trump is proposing them.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Watch Out for Even More Tax Breaks—for the Rich
How we squander resources through the tax code, and how that could get a lot worse in the age of Trump
Posted inAmerica and the World
The New Rules of the Road: A Progressive Approach to Globalization
The new president needs a fresh approach to trade.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
We’re Going to Need More Tax Revenue. Here’s How to Raise It.
More tax dollars will be essential to improve our infrastructure, push back on global warming, fight poverty and inequality, and improve health and retirement security.
Posted inEconomic Policy
It’s Not a Skills Gap That’s Holding Wages Down: It’s the Weak Economy, Among Other Things
Workers’ ability to handle technological advances doesn’t explain what’s happened to American wages.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Children of the Great Collapse
The stimulus was great for poor kids while it lasted. Now even bare-bones aid is at risk.
