Yes! Millennials SHOULD Lead the Next Labor Movement
Kashana Cauley, a writer for “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah,” published a column yesterday, “Why Millennials Should Lead...
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Attacks on Public Sector Workers Hurt Working People and Benefit the Rich
Republican lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House and Senate continue to promote bills that would reduce the power of public...
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The Obamacare repeal is a state budget time bomb
This piece originally ran in Pennlive on January 26, 2017. You think Pennsylvania has budget problems now? Wait until...
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How did the Pennsylvania Labor Market Perform in 2016
Last Friday, The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry released preliminary estimates of December payrolls which show Pennsylvania created...
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OP-ED: Is this the year Pa. resolves its perennial budget crisis?
This piece originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, December 28, 2016. Many of us who write about budget politics...
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Reflections on the Election and the White Working Class…and Some Links Worth Reading
Like many of you, I’ve spent the last 10 days reflecting on the Presidential election and devouring countless commentaries....
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In Election’s Wake: Time to Judge Elected Officials on Whether They Deliver an Economy Less Rigged to Benefit Political Insiders
What should Pennsylvanians and Americans take away from the Presidential election? While fully digesting Trump’s razor-thin victory will take...
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Advice for the Voting Booth: Consider Who Will Support the Agenda to Raise Pennsylvania’s Pay?
The day before the election, Pennsylvanians who go to the polls tomorrow have one last chance to consider the...
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The Revenue Shortfall and the Budget
Almost as soon as the Pennsylvania budget was passed in July, rumors swirled about the legislature coming back—either in...
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Senator From York Predicts a Recession
If you were getting bored by the never-ending budget process, a flurry of colorful metaphors by “Fightin” Sen. Scott...
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Maybe the Left Hand of Pew Trust Needs to Talk to the Right Hand…
The Patriot-News yesterday highlighted a new report by the Pew Trust which finds that the middle class is shrinking....
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October Payrolls Up Overall but Down in Mining, Logging and Schools
This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the unemployment rate in Pennsylvania was down slightly to 5.1...
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