Care for children, the elderly and disabled is among the lowest-paying industries. Poo thinks federal investment could become reality.
Building Back America
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Low-Key Green
Pueblo is a world-class model for the clean-energy economy envisioned in the Inflation Reduction Act. But its residents may not feel it.
Posted inEconomic Policy
TCTACs: A Treat for Disadvantaged Communities
The Biden administration is funding technical assistance for places that have been left behind, so they can access public investments.
Posted inTAP
It’s Time for Biden to Start Naming Names
Today on TAP: As Republicans run against corporate ‘wokeness,’ he should run against corporate (CEOs’, big-time investors’) greed.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden’s Indirect Play for a Just Transition to EVs
Department of Energy programs condition funding for retooling factories on good-paying union jobs in manufacturing communities.
Posted inWorking in America
UAW Brokers a Tentative Agreement With GM Battery Maker Ultium Cells
While the agreement gives Ultium Cells workers a raise of more than 20 percent, membership overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike of the Big Three automakers after September 14.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Construction Bids for EV Projects in Georgia Go to Gov. Kemp’s Donors
Under an obscure program, state and local authorities got to pick construction firms for Rivian and Hyundai plants. They chose non-union firms that have contributed heavily to Republicans.
Posted inWorking in America
The United Auto Workers Meet Electrification
The Big Three’s transition to electric vehicles will largely be driven by public investment. That doesn’t guarantee there will be good-paying jobs.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How State Capacity Can Help America Build
A new paper shows underinvesting in government comes at a staggering cost.
Posted inWorking in America
Econ Commentators Join TSMC to Declare U.S. Workers’ Premature Defeat
The econ blogosphere hasn’t really checked, but knows in its heart American workers aren’t up to the job.