Stories by Jared Bernstein
Jared Bernstein is a senior economist and director of the Living Standards Program at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington D.C.
McCain's economic plan contradicts his recently held fundamental views and is far out of touch with the needs of the country.
Posted on Oct 9, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
An estimated 20 million people would lose employer coverage under McCain's plan.
Posted on Sep 29, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
McCain's got eight houses and a level of wealth that insulates him from the real lives of 99% of Americans. That's dangerous for a president.
Posted on Aug 27, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
Going back to the 1940s, we've never completed an economic expansion where the middle-class family income failed to regain its prior peak.
Posted on Aug 21, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
It takes two parents to earn what one did only a few generations ago. Something's gone very wrong.
Posted on Apr 25, 2008, Source: Berrett-Koehler Publishing
Why is it that our representatives can easily raise endless amounts of money for war, but can't adequately fund human needs?
Posted on Mar 14, 2007, Source: TomPaine.com
In the wreckage that followed Hurricane Katrina, we saw the failure of Bush's 'You're-on-your-own' economic and social policies.
Posted on May 18, 2006, Source: AlterNet
