Economic Dignity
We must not lose sight of what economic policy is all about: allowing people to lead dignified lives By Gene Sperling | Democracy Journal...
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Jay Murdock
Apr 3, 20199 min
How to Build Community in an Era of Division
These local groups support individuals and families who are economically vulnerable and socially isolated. By Ronald Brownstein | The...
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Jay Murdock
Apr 18, 20176 min
President Bannon Is Dead, Long Live President Cohn
Donald Trump has finally pivoted — right into a full embrace of Goldman Sachs economics By  DAVID DAYEN | APRIL 17, 2017 This post...
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Jay Murdock
Dec 25, 20133 min
Inequality: Government Is a Perp, Not a Bystander
In his speech on inequality earlier this month, President Obama proclaimed that the government could not be a bystander in the effort to...
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Jay Murdock
Apr 11, 20126 min
Reducing Income Inequality Is the Key to Economic Growth — Time to Pass the Buffett Rule
Robert Creamer – Political Organizer, Strategist, Author; Partner Democracy Partners Posted: 04/10/2012 10:04 am It’s not rocket science....
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Jay Murdock
Jan 20, 20123 min
Derrick Bell: Changing the Odds for Others
Marian Wright Edelman – President, Children’s Defense Fund Posted: 1/19/12 07:10 PM ET “In all my courses, I really have to teach the...
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Jay Murdock
Oct 24, 20113 min
The Rise of the Regressive Right and the Reawakening of America
By Robert Reich / Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley / Sunday, October 16, 2011 A...
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Jay Murdock
Sep 18, 20113 min
‘Job Creators’ or ‘Hostage Takers?’
Peter M. Shane – Author, ‘Madison’s Nightmare;’  law professor, E-democracy researcher Posted: 9/16/11 01:13 PM ET When I started...
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Jay Murdock
Apr 9, 20115 min
Minority Children Four Times More Likely to Start Poor, Stay Poor
Janell Ross – Janell.Ross@huffingtonpost.com Become a fan of this reporter Children of color are four times more likely than their white...
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Jay Murdock
Apr 9, 20113 min
Warning! Inequality May Be Hazardous to Your Growth
Many of us have been struck by the huge increase in income inequality in the United States in the past thirty years. The rich have gotten...
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