Republicans want to have it both ways, touting their pro-family agenda while blocking pro-family legislation.
Manufacturing Jobs: Unions Made Them Good, Not the Factories
To be clear, this is not a comprehensive comparison of relative pay.
To be clear, this is not a comprehensive comparison of relative pay.
The $7.25 Federal Minimum Wage is Too Damn Low & Has Been So for Too Damn Long
The geographic distribution of the $7.25 minimum wage states matters–especially as they are concentrated in the Southern Region.
The geographic distribution of the $7.25 minimum wage states matters–especially as they are concentrated in the Southern Region.
Who is Saving Coastal Louisiana? The Workforce and Industry Behind Coastal Protection and Restoration
When we talk about auto workers, it is often a shorthand for automobile manufacturing employees.
When we talk about auto workers, it is often a shorthand for automobile manufacturing employees.
AI, Guaranteed Income, and the “Which Way Is Up?” Problem Afflicting Our Elites
Leading media outlets like The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker have about as much concern for intellectual consistency as TikTok videos.
Leading media outlets like The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker have about as much concern for intellectual consistency as TikTok videos.
Student Demands to Divest Shines Light on Underperforming University Endowment Portfolios
The analysis finds that often the university’s alliance with hedge fund managers is stronger than accountability to university constituencies.
The analysis finds that often the university’s alliance with hedge fund managers is stronger than accountability to university constituencies.
Many Asian American Renters Are Struggling to Pay for Housing
About 40 percent of Asian American households are renters. According to data from the Joint Center for Housing Studies, in 2022, 44 percent of Asian American renters spent more than 30 percent of their household income on housing costs.
About 40 percent of Asian American households are renters. According to data from the Joint Center for Housing Studies, in 2022, 44 percent of Asian American renters spent more than 30 percent of their household income on housing costs.
Productivity Growth and the Scary Stories About Rising Retiree to Worker Ratios
While the major media outlets love to push this line as a horror story, fans of arithmetic know it’s just ungodly silly.
While the major media outlets love to push this line as a horror story, fans of arithmetic know it’s just ungodly silly.
Student Debt Crisis Would Likely Worsen Under a Second Trump Administration
Last year, the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 released its Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise policy manual.
Last year, the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 released its Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise policy manual.
The Rising Cost of Debt: An Obstacle to Achieving Climate and Development Goals
A new allocation of SDRs is a measure that could be taken immediately to provide relief and increase fiscal space in developing countries.
A new allocation of SDRs is a measure that could be taken immediately to provide relief and increase fiscal space in developing countries.
Economy Matches Late 1960s Low Unemployment Streak
The Fed should be absolutely ecstatic over this jobs report.
The Fed should be absolutely ecstatic over this jobs report.
Do We Need More People?
This story is not well supported by the evidence.
This story is not well supported by the evidence.
In the Good Old Days, One Fourth of Income Went to Food
One of the central lines among the doomsayers is that we are spending a larger share of income on housing and that for many it has become altogether unaffordable.
One of the central lines among the doomsayers is that we are spending a larger share of income on housing and that for many it has become altogether unaffordable.
The Market Is Rigged to Give All the Money to the Rich: The Case of COVID Boosters
Unfortunately, there is little place in policy circles for this sort of discussion. We can speculate on the reason for the lack of interest but there can be little doubt that we could structure the market in ways that generate much less inequality.
Unfortunately, there is little place in policy circles for this sort of discussion. We can speculate on the reason for the lack of interest but there can be little doubt that we could structure the market in ways that generate much less inequality.
Customer Tips Are Providing the Lion’s Share of Wages to Tipped Workers
The so-called “tip credit” subsidizes employers & short-changes workers.
The so-called “tip credit” subsidizes employers & short-changes workers.
AI, Budget Deficits, and the Aging Crisis
This risk has been arousing some concern in social media and various publications.
This risk has been arousing some concern in social media and various publications.