Oct 21 2015
October State-by-State Economic Snapshots
Oct 02 2015
The American Dream on Hold Update: Economic Challenges In the African American Community
Sep 24 2015
The Economic Costs of a Government Shutdown
Sep 21 2015
September State-by-State Economic Snapshots
The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee’s state-by-state economic snapshots provide easy access to the major economic indicators in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Aug 24 2015
August State-by-State Economic Snapshots
Aug 14 2015
80 Years of Social Security
Social Security has for decades been a crucial line of defense against poverty for millions of Americans. The program has succeeded because Congress actively amended Social Security as needed to continue ensuring its viability. Despite critics’ doomsday claims, Social Security has been a towering success. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Labor Secretary Frances Perkins envisioned the program as an opportunity to help Americans earn their own economic stability, and it has done so for 80 years.
