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Stories by Margy Waller

Margy Waller served as a domestic adviser in the Clinton-Gore White House. She is based in Washington, DC.

Poverty Reduction? Try a New Economic Vision for the U.S.

We need a vision of what Robert F. Kennedy called a "bond of common fate" in a new framework for advancing economic and social policy.
Posted on Jan 5, 2009, Source: AlterNet

How to Reframe the Poverty Debate

The policy discussions we're currently having about poverty will not lead to much progress.
Posted on Dec 2, 2008, Source: The Mobility Agenda

The American Workplace Is Stuck in the '50s

Wages are in the gutter. Work-life balance is out of whack. When will workplace policy catch up with the changing landscape of America's workforce?
Posted on Jun 25, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Spirit-Crushing 'McJobs' Are Putting an End to Upward Mobility

If we want to save the middle class, it's time to focus on what's happening in the low-wage labor market.
Posted on Apr 12, 2007, Source: Philadelphia Daily News

A Car In Every Garage

To be a fully functioning citizen in this country today, a car is a virtual necessity; so the federal government should subsidize a set of wheels and the commute to work.
Posted on Dec 1, 2005, Source: Washington Monthly