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North Carolina’s Misunderstood Cut in Jobless Benefits

July 28, 2014 Editor

From today’s NYT blog “The Upshot” by Justin Wolfers: Since North Carolina effectively eliminated unemployment benefits last year for people unemployed 20 weeks or more, the state has become a…

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Republicans’ War on Workers’ Rights

May 20, 2014 Editor

From the New York Times blog “The Great Divide” by Corey Robin: Midterm elections are like fancy software: Experts love them, end-users couldn’t care less. But if the 2010 elections…

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NPR Reports: Does Raising the Minimum Wage Kills Jobs?

April 28, 2014 Editor

NPR’s David Kestenbaum investigates the question, Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? Here is an overview: President Obama has called for increasing the minimum wage, saying it will help…

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The Clear Benefits of a Higher Wage

February 20, 2014 Editor

From the New York Times Editorial Board: Republicans sputtered with outrage when the Congressional Budget Office said that immigration reform would lower the deficit, strengthen Social Security and speed up…

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Minimum Wage Increase Would Have Mixed Effects, CBO Report Says

February 19, 2014 Editor

From the New York Times by Annie Lowrey: A popular Democratic proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, championed by President Obama, could reduce total employment by…

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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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Republicans oppose minimum wage, but claim they want to curb poverty?

January 11, 2014 Editor

From the January 10, 2014 New York Times Editorial: A similar dynamic is developing around the drive for a higher minimum wage. In the December jobs report, the average hourly…

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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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House GOP shuts down government, harming workers and economy alike

October 2, 2013 Editor

The federal government remains in partial shut down today after the House GOP, spurred on by a fringe element of Tea Party extremists, refused to pass legislation authorizing a budget…

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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…