Jared Bernstein is a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and author of the forthcoming book, Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved
Economic Mysteries) (Berrett-Koehler, 2008). Lawrence Mishel is president of the Economic Policy Institute.
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Escape From Recession
What you should know about the economic stimulus package
Jared Bernstein and Lawrence Mishel
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
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