Economic Recovery

Will Workers Survive State Budget Belt-Tightening?

Issue Brief : December 2008 takes up the job losses expected without proper allocations to states in the Economic Recovery Plan. more »


Susan Ozawa's picture

Executing the Main Street Economic Recovery Program Equitably

Given the male dominated nature of construction and heavy manufacturing involved in infrastructure projects Eileen Appelbaum, at the School of Management and Labor Relations and Director of the Center for Women and Work recommends that proposals pushing infrastructure investment include construction of child care centers and additional space to accommodate expanded pre-K programs. more »

More »»


Susan Ozawa's picture

Other Economic Recovery Plans

Center for American Progress, How to Spend $350 Billion in a First Year of Stimulus and Recovery

The United States Conference of Mayors, MainStreet Economic Recovery Report more »

More »»


Susan Ozawa's picture

Economic Benefits of Various Stimulus Proposals

Snapshot by Mark Zandi, Moody's Economy.com

More »»

Minsky and Economic Policy: “Keynesianism” All Over Again?

The Shape of Fiscal Stimulus: Spending vs. Tax Cuts

EPI Policy Memorandum


Dave Johnson's picture

Jobs Crisis In Real World ... Just Not In DC

Who is our economy for? Who is our government for? For 30 years we have been undergoing a transition from "We, the People" democratic government to a plutocracy run by and for the wealthy. more »

More »»


Digby's picture

Winning The Future, Brought To You By GE

Here's an interesting interpretation of Winning the Future:

more »

More »»


Isaiah J. Poole's picture

As Wall Street Cheers Gridlock, We Get Stuck

Wall Street, conventional wisdom has it, likes legislative gridlock. Stock prices tend to go up when Election Day results in the two major parties splitting power. As a USA Today story recently noted, “In the words of many Wall Street analysts and economists: Gridlock is good.” more »

More »»


Isaiah J. Poole's picture

Right-Wing Obstruction Will Cost Thousands Their Jobs

Less than a week after the U.S. more »

More »»