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What the Poverty Rate Tells Us About the Overall Economy

September 16, 2014 Editor

From yesterday’s NYT “The UpShot” Blog by Jared Bernstein: On Tuesday, the Census Bureau will tell us whether the share of population that’s officially in poverty went up, down or…

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SOTU 2014 focuses on jobs, fairness

February 4, 2014 Editor

President Obama’s State of the Union Address last week highlighted a number of themes that focused on creating more opportunities for working Americans by streamlining the tax code, providing financial…

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Shutdown: Complacency on Wall Street Could Be Worse Than a Panic

October 9, 2013 Editor

From the New York Times “DealBook” Blog by Jason Eissenger: Don’t look to a market panic to save us. We are in upside-down world, where a freak-out now would help…

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Update: Congress passes Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013

August 2, 2013 Editor

In a fairly novel turnaround Congress passed a major piece of legislation Wednesday with significant bipartisan support that changes the way interest rates for student loans will be calculated. The…

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Fed Chair calls out Congress for fiscal policy frustrating recovery

July 17, 2013 Editor

FED Chair Ben Bernanke is widely believed to be stepping down at the end of his second term in January. Today he appeared before Congress to give his last biannual…