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Weekend reading: Closing racial economics gaps and reducing inequality edition
This is a post we publish each Friday with links to articles that touch on economic inequality and growth. The
Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, January 18-24, 2020
Worthy reads from Equitable Growth: This feature, started by Equitable Growth alumnus Nick Bunker, is always one of my monthly
President and CEO Heather Boushey shares insights on inequality and growth via Medium
Washington Center for Equitable Growth President and CEO Heather Boushey today posted her debut article, “Why we need an economy
What does the research say about the FAMILY Act provisions?
In February 2019, the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act was reintroduced in the 116th Congress as H.R. 1185/S. 463.
To move beyond GDP, put alternatives front and center
Economists increasingly believe it is important to do more to measure the economic well-being of the families who make up
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The Trump administration’s new housing rules will worsen segregation
In “The Neighborhoods We Will Not Share,” an article published online at The New York Times, I describe how theYes, David Brooks, there really is a class war
New York Times columnist David Brooks, in an article sub-titled “No, Virginia, there is no class war,” recently trotted outThis MLK Day, remember Emmett Till and voter suppression
“We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality…WeChina trade deal will not restore 3.7 million U.S. jobs lost since China entered the WTO in 2001
The White House has announced plans for a ceremony to sign a “phase one” trade deal with China on Wednesday,The labor market continues to improve in 2019 as women surpass men in payroll employment, but wage growth slows
Today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) jobs report provides the opportunity to look at 2019 as a whole and in
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Reducing the Health-Care Tax
Jared Bernstein and Dean Baker
The Washington Post, January 14, 2020