Voodoo Econ, the Next Generation
From yesterday’s NYT “Opinion” by Paul Krugman: Even if Republicans take the Senate this year, gaining control of both houses of Congress, they won’t gain much in conventional terms: They’re…
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North Carolina’s Misunderstood Cut in Jobless Benefits
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…
Republicans’ War on Workers’ Rights
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…
NPR Reports: Does Raising the Minimum Wage Kills Jobs?
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
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
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…
SOTU 2014 focuses on jobs, fairness
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…
Republicans oppose minimum wage, but claim they want to curb poverty?
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…
Shutdown: Complacency on Wall Street Could Be Worse Than a Panic
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…
House GOP shuts down government, harming workers and economy alike
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…