Op-Ed
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Controlling the Viral Spread of Unemployment With a Job Guarantee
The American Prospect
Job loss is an epidemic, and the federal government has the cure.
A Job Guarantee Costs Far Less Than Unemployment
Foreign Affairs Magazine
The Bold Policy for Not Just Weathering the Crisis, but Coming Out Better
Controlling the Viral Spread of Unemployment With a Job Guarantee
The American Prospect
Job loss is an epidemic, and the federal government has the cure.
A Job Guarantee Costs Far Less Than Unemployment
Foreign Affairs Magazine
The Bold Policy for Not Just Weathering the Crisis, but Coming Out Better
Guaranteed Employment or Guaranteed Unemployment
Dollars & Sense
“Unemployment is a policy choice. We can choose to guarantee good jobs for all instead.”
Don’t look to the Fed for help on the coronavirus — Congress has the money and power
MarketWatch
“Congress is in the driver’s seat as we respond to COVID and rebuild the economy. But the Fed still has an important role.”
A Global Marshall Plan for Joblessness?
INET
“The corrosive effects of global mass unemployment require new solutions. And free trade without full employment exacerbates the problem.”
Greece wants to save Europe, but can it persuade Europeans?
Al Jazeera
“Most analysis of the Greek debt crisis ignores an important reality: While Greece may be the villain du jour, every eurozone nation is permanently trapped in austerity.”
16 Reasons Matt Yglesias is Wrong about the Job Guarantee vs. Basic Income
New Economic Perspectives
“The scholarship on ‘participation income’ and ‘civic minimum’ insists that society is built on the principle of reciprocation. This is the aim of the Job Guarantee.”
The Long Battle For A Living Wage Goes On
INET
“The battle for a living wage for the nation’s poorest workers is set against the backdrop of mass unemployment and runaway inequality.”