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 economics team.
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Shutdown Lesson: Americans Can’t Afford to Miss One Weekly Paycheck
In a “great” economy, people don’t live paycheck-by-paycheck. Read more
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Everywhere’s in Play: Ballot Initiatives and the Midterms
Even red state voters go against free-market dogma when economic well-being is on the ballot. Read more
(Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
#MeToo and Women's Economic Empowerment
Low-wage women workers are the most vulnerable to harassment and abuse. Herewith, some policies to better protect them. Read more
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There Is No ‘Trump Economy,’ Especially in Workers’ Paychecks
Unless you’re in the top few percent, Trump's mark on the economy isn't pretty. Read more
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Unemployment, Low. Wage Growth, Meh.
How come? And how do we change that? Read more
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Protect the Dreamers
Congress should pass a clean Dream Act that gives young DACA recipients a path to citizenship and take other steps to improve the lives of immigrants and bolster communities and the economy. Read more
Real Tax Reform: What It Is and What It Isn’t
Trump’s proposed tax cuts, mostly on corporations and the wealthy, will do nothing to help the people who elected him president. Read more
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ on Trade Is Better Than What We Have Now
But it has a way to go before it truly makes our trade policy fair and open. Read more
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Does the Fed Think Black Lives Matter?
Putting the brakes on the economy would disproportionately damage black America. Read more
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Hot Investment Tip: The Health of Poor Children
Support for low- and middle-income families can benefit the broader economy. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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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 Read more
The New Rules of the Road: A Progressive Approach to Globalization
The new president needs a fresh approach to trade. Read more
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. Read more
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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. Read more
Children of the Great Collapse
The stimulus was great for poor kids while it lasted. Now even bare-bones aid is at risk. Read more
What Is McCain's Economic Agenda?
The man who famously admitted that economics is not his strong suit wants to fundamentally alter the government's role in the economy by deeply cutting non-defense spending, from discretionary programs to entitlements. Read more
The Economic State of the Union
In last night's State of the Union, Bush danced around the very real economic concerns faced by Americans. Of course, this is nothing new. Read more
John Roark/The Post-Register via AP
Everywhere’s in Play: Ballot Initiatives and the Midterms
Even red state voters go against free-market dogma when economic well-being is on the ballot. Read more
AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File
Unemployment, Low. Wage Growth, Meh.
How come? And how do we change that? Read more
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Protect the Dreamers
Congress should pass a clean Dream Act that gives young DACA recipients a path to citizenship and take other steps to improve the lives of immigrants and bolster communities and the economy. Read more
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
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. Read more
(Photo: Shutterstock)
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. Read more
