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Jared Bernstein joined the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in May 2011 as a Senior Fellow. From 2009 to 2011, Bernstein was the Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden. Follow his work via Twitter at @econjared and @centeronbudget.

Job seekers stand in line at a Career Fair in San Francisco on Jan. 18, 2012. (AP/Eric Risberg)

`Target the underemployed, not just the unemployed

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When tax breaks are useless

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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address. (Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)

Is universal preschool worth taxpayers’ dollars?

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(Reuters)

Why does anyone still take Paul Ryan seriously?

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(AP/J.D. Pooley)

Paul Ryan’s latest attempt to gut the federal government

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Who really benefits from a rise in the Dow?

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Job seekers wait in line during a job fair in Portland, Ore., on April 24. (AP/Rick Bowmer)

Can our growth survive the sequester?

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I just solved the sequester!

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“Obama’s sequester”? No way

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Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

Three reactions to Simpson-Bowles II

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Raise the minimum wage!

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There is no one “stable” debt ratio

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(AP/Rick Bowmer)

Not all unemployment rates are created equal

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Congress is ravaging the economy all by itself

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Spending cuts in the real world

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(AP/Mark Lennihan)

Today’s jobs report is a mixed bag

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

4 painful lessons from the “fiscal cliff”

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John Boehner (Jeff Malet, maletphoto.com)

Over the “fiscal cliff” we go!

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(AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Boehner’s “Plan B”: Theatrical nonsense

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(AP/Mark Lennihan)

Politico flunks economics

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(AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Now’s not the time to raise the age of Medicare eligibility

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Jobs report: A pleasant surprise

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Job seekers wait in line during a job fair in Portland, Ore., on April 24. (AP/Rick Bowmer)

Will Sandy affect tomorrow’s jobs report?

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(Associated Press)

Jobs report: Things are looking up

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