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Obama Renews Economic Vision Obama previews plans to help economy without Congress. National Journal's Jill Lawrence is skeptical: "That is not the same as raising the minimum wage (which many conservatives say is bad for business); finding money for universal pre-K...
Obama: Revive the American Dream
In a speech delivered at Knox College in Illinois, President Obama launched his final campaign: a campaign to revive the American Dream. The speech, less eloquent and windier than the best of Obama, told Americans a clear story, and called on them to support a clear...
Tom Friedman: A New Ayn Rand for A Dark Digital Future
If Thomas Friedman didn’t exist, America’s high-tech entrepreneurs would have had to invent him. Come to think of it, maybe they did. The dark science-fiction vision he celebrates serves them well, at pretty much everyone else’s expense. Friedman's vision is worth...
No Matter How You Look At It, the Minimum Wage is Much Too Low
As of today, it's been four years since the last increase in the federal minimum wage, to $7.25 per hour, or $15,000 per year for full-time work. In the lead-up to this anniversary, CEPR has released four blog posts with infographics that illustrate many different...
Not Sexist Summers, Please
Larry Summers for the Fed? Seriously? There are better choices for Federal Reserve chair; in particular, Janet Yellen is more than qualified and would do a great job. Ezra Klein writes in, "Right now, Larry Summers is the front-runner for Fed chair," "The word among...
Sheila Bair's Case For Janet Yellen As The Next Fed Chair
Sheila Bair, the former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and one of the few insider voices of sanity in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis, made the case for Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen to replace Ben Bernanke as Fed chair when his...
Progressive Breakfast
Obama Delivers Major Economic Speech Today Halting economic recovery provides backdrop for Obama economic speech. McClatchy: " The speech comes as some economic indicators continue to show only modest rebounds and months before Obama and Republican lawmakers face a...
Obama's Jobs Challenge
Today President Obama will travel to Illinois to turn attention back to jobs and the economy. He does so amid an economy that is still in trouble. Mass unemployment continues its devastating toll. Over 22 million people are in need of full-time work. Wages for...
What Parents Want For Education Policy
A mantra recited by those who pride themselves as adherents to a movement known as "education reform" is that for too long policies governing public schools have favored "the adults" in the system at the expense of children. This rhetoric has framed any objections...
House GOP To Undocumented: You Can Stay, You Just Can't Vote
Republican leaders understand political reality well enough to grasp that they can't survive as the anti-immigrant party. They insist they want to pass some sort of immigration reform, just nothing "comprehensive" with too many "pages." And now they are starting to...
