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Sanders Institute Gathering Participants Discuss Single-Payer, Climate Justice, and Militarism
The Real News Network
Interview, December 2018 | Robert Pollin
Sanders Institute Gathering Participants Discuss Single-Payer, Climate Justice, and Militarism
A the conclusion of the Sanders Institute Gathering, PERI's Robert Pollin, former Executive Director of National Nurses United RoseAnn DeMoro, and filmmaker/activist John Cusack discuss the key policy ideas coming out of the conference, including Medicare for All, climate change, and militarism.
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Research
By the Content of Their Character? Discrimination, Social Identity, and Observed Distributions of Income
Working Paper, October 2018 | Noe Wiener, Paulo dos Santos
Commentary
U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits 50-Year Low: What Does the Number Reveal and Conceal?
The Real News Network
Interview, October 2018 | Gerald Epstein
U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits 50-Year Low: What Does the Number Reveal and Conceal?
In The Real News Network interview, PERI's Gerald Epstein discusses what's behind the low unemployment rate, how it affects ordinary citizens, and whether or not Trump can take credit for the drop.
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Commentary
Defiant Trump Ignites Trade War with Canada and G-7 Allies
The Real News Network
Interview, June 2018 | Gerald Epstein
Defiant Trump Ignites Trade War with G-7 Allies
In The Real News Network interview, PERI's Gerald Epstein discusses the G-7 summit and the implications of Trump's trade war with Canada and EU countries.
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Commentary
Misleading Unemployment Numbers and the Neoliberal Ruse of "Labor Flexibility"
Truthout
Interview, June 2018 | Robert Pollin
Commentary
Decreased Bargaining Power Leads to Wage Stagnation
The Real News Network
Interview, May 2018 | Robert Pollin
Decreased Bargaining Power Leads to Wage Stagnation
In The Real News Network interview, PERI's Robert Pollin addresses the unemployment rate and the reasons why wages aren't rising.
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Commentary
Universal Basic Income and Minimum Wages: Progressive or Regressive?
The Real News Network
Interview, May 2018 | Katherine Moos
Universal Basic Income and Minimum Wages: Progressive or Regressive?
In The Real News Network interview, PERI economist Katherine Moos discusses Finland's experiment with a Universal Basic Income.
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Commentary
Neoliberalism and the Rise of the Net Social Wage
The Real News Network
Interview, February 2018 | Katherine Moos
Neoliberalism and the Rise of the Net Social Wage
In The Real News Network interview, new PERI economist Katherine Moos discusses her working paper that examines the trends of fiscal transfers between the state and workers during 1959-2012.
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