Lawrence Mishel
Latest Lawrence Mishel News
-
Bad Economy Puts Obama In Tight Spot With Young Votersrecession, the Pew study shows. "All downturns disproportionately impact young people and this one is no different," said Lawrence Mishel , president of the Economic Policy Institute. "Everyone's situation deteriorates in a downturn. No one escaped and
-
Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan: Buy Less, Pay Less
responsible for their own decision-making,” Cain said in an interview with Fox’s Chris Wallace earlier this month. Lawrence Mishel , president of the center-left Economic Policy Institute, took issue with Cain’s plan, saying it would disproportionately
-
Try as He Might, Obama Can't Shake Bush Tax Cuts
relief. "It's his wanting to be the reasonable guy and thinking this is the way to appeal to independent votes," said Lawrence Mishel , president of the labor-leaning Economic Policy Institute. "I think he's engaged in a fool's game that ultimately
-
President Obama pushes job creation at N.C. forum
commercial buildings more energy-efficient. Such projects typically create jobs quickly but would require federal funding. Lawrence Mishel , of the Economic Policy Institute, says "these are all small things that might add up to something and might not
-
The Presidential Planner
Solmssen, Siemens Stephanie Burns, Dow Corning Phaedra Ellis Lamkins, Green for All Reed Hundt, Coalition for the Green Bank Larry Mishel , EPI Alan Blinder, Princeton University Paul Krugman, Princeton University Joe Stiglitz, Columbia University Bob Greenstein
-
White House Jobs Summit: Real Progress or PR Stunt?
exceeding even the administration's claims that the stimulus had saved or created 640,000 jobs. The stimulus, said Lawrence Mishel , president of the Economic Policy Institute, "was a bold and effective plan that's already created close to 1.5 million
News
-
Record Layoffs Send Workers Job Hunting
manufacturing, retail and even technology and digital industries. "We've lost 150,000 [jobs] last month alone," said Lawrence Mishel , president of the Economic Policy Institute. "That will continue, concentrated in the housing-related sector, manufacturing
-
Women Across the Board Dropping Jobs
highly remarkable that the progress of having more women coming into the labor force evaporated in this past decade," said Lawrence Mishel , president of Economic Policy Institute. That may seem like a small number, but those 2 percentage points represent about
-
Clinton seeks to re-evaluate NAFTA
ve had a serious conversation about that." Her comments are reassuring to some of her husband's liberal critics, says Larry Mishel , president of the Economic Policy Institute, which raised concerns about the Clinton-era trade deals. "There are many
-
Study Finds More Americans Working Long Hours
hours more per week than their white counterparts. Blacks work more hours than whites at every income level, said economist Larry Mishel , a co-author. To be black in America is to work more just to keep up, he said. Rich Hispanics Work Most The study also
