A Path to Balance
Michael Ettlinger, Michael Linden, and Lauren Bazel outline a strategy for realigning the federal budget.
Multimedia & Video
Interactive Graphic: Equal Work Without Equal Pay
Women are close to surpassing men in the U.S. workforce. But this historic shift is not evidence of workplace equality, writes Heather Boushey.
Animation: How the Recovery Works
This video shows that recovery is about rebuilding confidence in the economy and creating an environment that will enable economic growth and job creation.
How to Create Jobs in the Recession
Wondering why we're not seeing more job growth? This video explains why unemployment is still high, and how we can grow jobs and dig out of the recession.
Recent Publications
- Deal with It: A Guide to the Federal Deficit and Debt
- Working Learners: Educating Our Entire Workforce for Success in the 21st Century
- Equal Pay for Breadwinners: New Report from Heather Boushey
- Transitioning to a New U.S. International Economic Policy: Toward a “Global Deal” to Revive and Broaden the Benefits of Growth
- Take a Walk on the Supply Side: Tax Cuts on Profits, Savings, and the Wealthy Fail to Spur Economic Growth
- Progressive Growth: Transforming America’s Economy
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Markets & Regulation
Make the Market Work for Health Care
Eliminating the antitrust exemption is an important first step to allowing the lodestar of competition to guide health insurance markets, writes David Balto.Labor Market
A Better Way to Help the Unemployed
Heather Boushey outlines a plan for Congress to extend benefits and fix the unemployment insurance system.Labor Market
Getting Out of the Deep Unemployment Hole
The economy is in recovery, notes David Madland, but with higher than estimated job losses during the recession, there’s a long road to getting Americans back to work.Analysis of Recent Data
Economic Snapshot for January 2010We need to find a better balance between profits and jobs to ensure a strong recovery, writes Christian E. Weller.
- The State of Minorities in the Economy 2010, by Luke Reidenbach and Christian E. Weller
- National Employment Numbers for December 2009, by Heather Boushey
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Getting Workers Back on Union Rolls: Unionization Rates Unchanged Despite Americans’ Interest in Joining
Reviving the American Empire: CAP Event Discusses America’s Impending Decline on Global Stage
Social Security Cares 101: Providing Paid Family Leave Through Social Security
Tough Choices, Important Reforms: Analysis of the President’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
Post-Superbowl Strategies: NFL Labor Talks Begin in Earnest After Superbowl XLIV
Quadrennial Defense Review Fails to Match Resources to Priorities: Document Avoids Difficult Tradeoffs
NFL Contracts and American Workers: Ask the Expert: David Madland
Un Paso Para Cerrar las Brechas de las Disparidades en el Cuidado de la Salud: El Presupuesto Presentado por el Presidente Incluye Provisiones para Ayudar a las Minorías
A Move to Close the Health Care Disparities Gap: The President's 2011 Budget Addresses Health Inequities
The United States of Science: President's Budget Marks a Turning Point for Science
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