Most of the programs that would be most beneficial to racial equality are actually universal policies.
Lawrence Mishel
Lawrence Mishel is the former president of the Economic Policy Institute and editor of “Not So Free to Contract: The Law, Philosophy, and Economics of Unequal Workplace Power.”
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Q&A: Trump’s Deceptive Trade Stance
In his recent speech attacking America’s trade policies, Donald Trump relied heavily on data from the Economic Policy Institute. EPI President Lawrence Mishel says Trump is wrong on the issue.
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The Opportunity Dodge
It’s an empty promise—because the chance to thrive will never be good amid great inequalities.
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Failed Theory Posed by Wall Street Dems Puts Hillary Clinton in a Bind
The Hamilton Project, led by the presumed presidential candidate’s adviser Robert Rubin, serves up a prescription for the middle class that won’t help much—and defies the recommendations of her friends at CAP.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Here’s How to Achieve Full Employment
If we don’t get there, then many communities—particularly those of color—will be left out of the recovery.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What Obama Should — and Shouldn’t — Say in State of the Union Address
While he’s taken steps to improve Americans’ wages, there’s still more the president can do.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Your Wages Are Idling in Neutral
Low-wage Americans are not the only workers affected by stagnant wages and rising inequality.
Posted inSpecial Report
The Overselling of Education
We need a better-educated citizenry, but the cure for increasing inequality lies elsewhere.
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Time to Take Action on the Recession
Reasonable people can debate the details, but first we need to agree on the principles for an anti-recession plan: create more jobs, start immediately, increase fiscal deficits in the immediate future, invest in infrastructure, and cut taxes.
Posted inFeatures
Schools as Scapegoats
Our increasing inequality and our competitiveness problems are huge — but they can’t be laid at the door of our education system.