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Where Have America’s Wages Gone?

  A new briefing paper from the Economic Policy Institute provides an overview of the income stagnation currently plaguing the vast majority of Americans.  "A Decade of Flat Wages," by Lawrence Mishel and Heidi Shierholz, offers valuable background on one of the...

A Corporate Tax Idea That Fixes Lots Of Problems

Here is one thing Congress could do that would create more jobs, boost the economy and reduce both the budget deficit and the trade deficit. This one thing would not only provide a big boost now, but would provide an ongoing boost from now on. Congress should modify...

Climate Summer 2013: America On Fire

The unofficial end of summer is upon us, and the climate is leaving its mark. As of last week, 51 wildfires were still burning across the country, prompting the federal government to raise the national firefighters preparedness level to its highest rating effectively...
Grading Colleges on Access to the American Dream

Grading Colleges on Access to the American Dream

Right now, eager 18-year-olds from across the country are Tweeting with bravado photos of their newly postered dorm rooms and scanning with private fear their freshmen class schedules. They’re embarking on a journey to capture their piece of the American Dream....
We Are All Connected

We Are All Connected

If your core cause is the environment, LGBT, health care, women's rights, social justice, civil rights, labor, economic equality, YOU NAME IT you are seen by the giant corporations as the same enemy. But for too long all of these groups have been divided. Here is the...

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