U.S. Economy

3 biggest myths about immigration reform

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why naturalizing more immigrants will stimulate economic growth VIDEO

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Monday, Jul 1, 2013 12:08 PM UTC
Business Video, RobertReich.org

NYT columnist Michael Powell slams NYT columnist Thomas Friedman

Friedman wrote a column on why there are "so many popular street revolts in democracies"

Jillian Rayfield Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 5:03 PM UTC 90
Politics Michael Powell, Thomas Friedman

Thanks for nothing, college!

The studies extolling college's virtues are outdated and misguided. Here's what's really happening to Millennials

Tim Donovan Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 2:30 PM UTC 308
Politics College, College tuition

Why is the Department of Justice not paying its assistant attorneys?

In order to manage its post-sequester budget, the government is keeping 96 unpaid trained employees on staff

Christie Thompson, ProPublica Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
Business ProPublica

No, manufacturing jobs won’t revive the economy

Stop claiming a factory boom will save the country and lift people up. Here's what these jobs really look like

Livia Gershon Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 70
Business Manufacturing, Jobs, U.S. Economy

Without full-time jobs, workers flock to temp towns

Short-term work has become a mainstay of the American economy, intensifying the rise in income inequality

Michael Grabell, ProPublica Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 12
Business ProPublica, Unemployment, Temps

Fewer Americans are seeking unemployment benefits

The Commerce Department reports consumer spending is also on the rise, indicating modest economic growth

Faine Greenwood, GlobalPost Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 6:22 PM UTC
Business GlobalPost, Commerce Department

Report: Paid sick leave doesn’t scare away new business

An audit of Washington, DC's paid sick leave program reveals skeptics were wrong about its impact on businesses

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 6:08 PM UTC
Life Jobs, Business, U.S. Economy

Bernanke: Fed could scale back bond buys

Federal Reserve chairman says reductions would occur over the next 12 months if economy shows continued improvement

Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 9:10 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, Ben Bernanke

American middle-class prosperity is pure fantasy

New research reveals that the US ranks 27th in the world when it comes to middle-class wealth

Les Leopold, AlterNet Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:23 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Middle Class

Meet America’s most shameless defender of the 1 percent

Harvard economist Greg Mankiw's latest paper defends the superrich as a source of all that's good in our economy

Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 2:18 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Harvard University

Immigration reform’s worst possible defense

The legislation is long overdue for a variety of reasons, but not because there's a shortage of low-wage workers

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Friday, Jun 14, 2013 3:43 PM UTC
Business On the Economy

U.S. economy adds 175,000 jobs

The gain shows employers are hiring at modest but steady pace despite government spending cuts

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press Friday, Jun 7, 2013 2:11 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, U.S. Economy

Booming market is a bust for middle-class families

Not everyone is benefiting equally from our suddenly resurgent economy

Jared Bernstein, On The Economy Monday, Jun 3, 2013 6:25 PM UTC
Business On the Economy, economy

Corporate profits can’t prop up the market for long

Wages are still down, which means spending will eventually slow and the economy will sag

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Monday, Jun 3, 2013 12:49 PM UTC
Business RobertReich.org, U.S. Economy

U.S. economy grew 2.4 percent in first quarter of 2013

The figure is slightly slower than the Commerce Department had originally estimated

Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:59 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, U.S. Economy

Big coal faces big opposition in Pacific Northwest

Massive exports flow through the region en route to Asia

Nick Engelfried, Waging NonViolence Sunday, May 26, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 25
Business Coal, Waging Nonviolence

What economists get wrong about the jobs crisis

Government must take a multi-pronged approach to solve our unemployment woes

Cathy Harding, Next New Deal Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:42 PM UTC 19
Social Next New Deal, U.S. Economy, Jobs

Nate Silver: Why the scandals aren’t hurting Obama

Obama's approval losses could be "offset by improved voter attitudes about the economy," Silver argued

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:20 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, IRS, Benghazi

Xenophobia only benefits the 1 percent

"Giant corporations are holding governments and citizens up for ransom" as they squabble with each other

Robert Reich Monday, May 20, 2013 12:48 PM UTC
Business Robert Reich, Xenophobia

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