Stories by Bryce Covert

Byrce Covert is the Economic Policy Editor for ThinkProgress. She was previously editor of the Roosevelt Institute’s Next New Deal blog and a senior communications officer. She is also a contributor for The Nation and was previously a contributor for ForbesWoman. subscribe to Bryce Covert's feed

Rich Investors Say They Don't Feel Rich Unless They Have $5 Million

Posted on: Jul 23, 2013, Source: Think Progress

Meanwhile, two-thirds of millionaires don’t consider themselves to be wealthy.

Rhode Island Has Paid Family Leave, 47 States Still Don't

Posted on: Jul 18, 2013, Source: Think Progress

The new law allows workers to pay into the program through a payroll deduction and then take up to four weeks of paid leave.

WATCH: Arianna Huffington Confronts White House Senior Advisor over Obama's Record Deportations

Posted on: Jun 3, 2013, Source: ThinkProgress

Huffington calls Obama's soaring deportations 'a tragedy,' adding that administration officials 'need to be accountable.'

Indispensable Guide: Where to Shop to Avoid Buying from Businesses that Endanger Workers

Posted on: May 8, 2013, Source: Think Progress

After Bangladesh clothing factory collapse, responsible shoppers want to avoid supporting companies that don't care about their employees. Here's how.

Bangladesh Factory Upgrades Could Cost Consumers As Little As 10 Cents Per Garment

Posted on: May 7, 2013, Source: Think Progress

It could save lives.

Budget Cuts Devastate Meals On Wheels: Enrollment Slashed, Services Cancelled

Posted on: May 1, 2013, Source: Think Progress

Heads of these programs described facing deep cuts after having already slimmed down in response to lean times over the past few years.

City Attacks Information at Zuccotti: Books Dumped in the Garbage, Press Intimidated

Posted on: Nov 15, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

Banks Can Take a Big Bite Out of Your Government Benefits, Too

Posted on: Nov 4, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

Police in Albany Refuse to Arrest Protesters--Will the 99% in Law Enforcement Ever Join the Rest of Us?

Posted on: Oct 25, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

Sorry, Banks: You Have No "Right" to Fleece Customers for Profit

Posted on: Oct 13, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

What Occupy Wall Street and SlutWalk Have in Common: Raw Emotion

Posted on: Oct 5, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

Joseph Stiglitz: Government Must Play a Role in the Housing Market to Fix It

Posted on: Sep 20, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

Jeff Madrick to Keith Olbermann: “The American Job Machine is Broken”

Posted on: Sep 5, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

Unemployed and Taking on Debt to Stay Afloat? Don’t Expect to get a Job

Posted on: Aug 31, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

Roosevelt Fellows React: Will Krueger’s Common Sense Break Through?

Posted on: Aug 29, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

Women Lost in the Debt Ceiling Deal

Posted on: Aug 3, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

Whose Recovery Is It? 88% of Post-Recovery Income Growth Has Gone to Corporations, Just 1% to Workers

Posted on: Jul 7, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

Student Debt: How Today’s Grads Are Being Set Up for Disaster.

Posted on: Jun 22, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

How America Is Failing Single Mothers – and Why the GOP Is Making it Worse

Posted on: Jun 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Every demographic has been hit hard by the recession, but the unemployment rate for single mothers is 14.6 percent, its highest level in over 25 years.

The Bronx’s Slow Burn: NYC Budget Cuts Fall on the Most Vulnerable

Posted on: Jun 17, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

Wealthy Americans Reject Bush Tax Cuts; Say "Tax Me, Please!"

Posted on: Jun 8, 2011, Source: New Deal 2.0

Womancession: How Attacks on Public Employees May Hit Women Hardest

Posted on: Mar 7, 2011, Source: The Nation

Childcare workers, social service providers, even nonprofit employees -- all areas where women are concentrated -- are likely to see government subsidies dry up.