Economy & Equity

Rebuilding America's middle class

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:08:29 GMT

In his State of the Union address, President Obama asked us to consider how to rebuild Americas middle class. He talked about the need to bring manufacturing back to our shores, provide greater fairness in foreign trade, educate our workforce...

A demographic revolution is coming in housing

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:29:11 GMT

As we enter 2013, the latest news on the housing front is encouraging. This past year sales of single-family homes in Greater Boston rebounded for the first time in seven years. Condo sales are up as well, nearly 30 percent...

The fiscal cliff: tax the rich, cut the deficit, and grow the economy

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:47:42 GMT

As we approach the fiscal cliff President Obama is adamant about raising tax rates on high income families to help reduce the deficit. House Speaker John Boehner now says Republicans are willing to consider some form of higher tax revenue...

Why people hate government

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:57:25 GMT

In 1965, according to a national Gallup Poll, 35 percent of Americans considered "big government" to be the biggest threat to the country in the future. Slightly fewer (29%) named "big business" as the biggest threat while just 17 percent...

Three cheers for Mr. Rosengren

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:36:30 GMT

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has been blessed with extraordinary leadership since the 1960s, if not longer. Eric Rosengren has continued that tradition since he became president of the bank in 2007. Now he is speaking out calmly and...

Time to buy ... if you can

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:53:48 GMT

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The economics and politics of a recession like no other

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:30:03 GMT

The latest news on the employment front is not good. Indeed, it is terrible. Last month, employers nationwide added a total of just 80,000 to their payrolls. Back in January of this year, 275,000 jobs were created, a strong enough...

A Future for Public Unions? Part II

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:21:03 GMT

A Winning School: Lessons from a Highly Successful Massachusetts High School

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:01:15 GMT

Senior Discounts: A Gift for the Rich

Thu, 03 May 2012 17:17:22 GMT

The MBTA: The auto driver's best friend

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:46:51 GMT

The Massachusetts economy in numbers

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:56:40 GMT

Massachusetts. We are world famous for our health care sector just think MGH, the Brigham, Beth Israel, Dana Farber, Childrens, and the Joslin to name a few superstars. We are world leaders in biotech and the life sciences ...

Welcome to Economy and Equity

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:46:28 GMT

Welcome to my Boston.com blog. In the months to come, I hope to provide you with food for thought about the economy and public policy -- particularly about Greater Boston and Massachusetts, but often about the nation and the world....