Tax Cut Bill Will Lead to Trillion Dollar Deficits
Despite claims that the recently passed tax cut bill will lead to a reduction in deficits and debt, CBO projections indicate that the opposite will be true.
Better Training and Better Jobs
Broken Promises: More Special Interest Breaks and Loopholes Under the New Tax Law
6 Things to Watch for in Trump’s Infrastructure Scam
Resisting Financial Deregulation
Trump’s Budget Reveals that He Wants Everyday Americans to Pay for His Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
How a GOLIATH Act Could Restore Consumer Rights
Restoring Americans’ ability to hold companies accountable would rebuild consumer power and trust in government.
Advancing Ownership in Cutting-Edge Industries
The federal government can bring broad-based equity compensation and profit-sharing to frontline workers in the technology sector.
5 Questions for the Fed’s Vice Chairman for Supervision
The Fed’s vice chairman for supervision will face questions on a range of financial regulatory issues when he testifies on the Hill this week.
House Republican Farm Bill Proposal Launches a Dangerous Attack on Nutrition Assistance
The House majority’s draft Farm Bill would deeply cut millions of families’ access to nutrition assistance while saddling states with greater administrative costs.
The Balanced-Budget Amendment Threatens Americans’ Health Care, Social Security, and Jobs
In addition to worsening economic downturns, this amendment would increase the chances that congressional dysfunction could cause the United States to default on its obligations and plunge world financial markets into crisis.
The Gender Wage Gap Among Rural Workers
While all rural workers make less, rural women of color face an especially large wage gap.
Wage Boards for American Workers
Wage boards would empower all workers to negotiate for higher pay and benefits.
The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-March 2018 Jobs Release
Despite recent gains, disabled workers are still much more likely to struggle economically than their nondisabled counterparts, and keeping interest rates low may help them.
State Election Security Spending Guidance for 2018 Omnibus
Congress provided money to states to improve election security. Here’s how they should spend it.
Progressive Policy Wins in the Omnibus
Congress’ spending deal makes a number of important policy advances—although it shamefully leaves Dreamers behind.
Echoes of Katrina: Post-Hurricane Maria Public Health Threats and Trauma
Six months since Hurricane Maria made landfall, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands face the same preventable public health crises and trauma that afflicted Gulf Coast communities after Katrina.
The Fed’s Proposed Stress Testing Changes Are a Mixed Bag
Some of the Federal Reserve’s proposed changes to its stress testing regime make sense, but others miss the mark.
The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-February 2018 Jobs Release
On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its Employment Situation Summary for the month of February. Here are some labor market indicators to watch.
Trump’s Defense Budget
President Trump has proposed an unnecessarily large increase in the defense budget that will actually weaken national security.