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.

Why Does Anyone Still Take Paul Ryan Seriously?

His failed V.P. bid may have made him a national figure, but his budget plan is hopelessly out of touch.

McCain's economic plan contradicts his recently held fundamental views and is far out of touch with the needs of the country.

An estimated 20 million people would lose employer coverage under McCain's plan.

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.

Going back to the 1940s, we've never completed an economic expansion where the middle-class family income failed to regain its prior peak.

It takes two parents to earn what one did only a few generations ago. Something's gone very wrong.

Why is it that our representatives can easily raise endless amounts of money for war, but can't adequately fund human needs?

In the wreckage that followed Hurricane Katrina, we saw the failure of Bush's 'You're-on-your-own' economic and social policies.