In the Press - Articles Pertinent to Work's New Age - Through March 2013

Chapter 1: Full Employment's End: Now and So Far  

"America Has a Serious Long-Term Unemployment Problem" - Matthew Yglesias, Slate, March 7, 2013 http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/03/07/long_term_unemployment_crisis_beveridge_curve_looks_different_for_the_recently.html?wp_login_redirect=0

"Recovery in U.S. Is Lifting Profits, but Not Adding Jobs" - Nelson D. Schwartz, The New York Times, March 3, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/business/economy/corporate-profits-soar-as-worker-income-limps.html?hp&_r=0

"A World Without Work," Ross Douthat, The New York Times, February 23, 2013  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/opinion/sunday/douthat-a-world-without-work.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

"The Stranded Unemployed," Catherine Rampell, Economix blog, The New York Times, August 24, 2012  http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/the-stranded-unemployed/?hp

"The Hollowing Out" - Thomas B. Edsall, Campaign Stops blog, The New York Times, July 8, 2012   http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/the-future-of-joblessness/?ref=opinion#comments

"Job Recovery is Scant for Americans in Prime Working Years" - Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post, May 29, 2012   http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/job-recovery-is-scant-for-americans-in-prime-working-years/2012/05/29/gJQAnza9zU_story.html?hpid=z2

"The Incredible Shrinking Labor Force" - Brad Plumer, Wonkblog, The Washington Post, May 4, 2012   http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-incredible-shrinking-labor-force/2012/05/04/gIQANXAy1T_blog.html

"The Jobless Model" - Frank Joyce, Salon, May 1, 2012 http://www.salon.com/2012/05/01/the_jobless_model_salpart/singleton/

"Growth of U.S. Labor Force is Slowing, Reports Show" - Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post, April 10, 2012 http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/growth-of-us-labor-force-is-slowing-reports-show/2012/04/10/gIQAVsSE9S_story.html

"Labor Force Participation Has Been Declining As Long As We've Been Tracking The Data" - Matthew Yglesias, Slate, March 11, 2012  http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/03/11/labor_force_participation_has_been_declining_as_long_as_we_ve_been_tracking_the_data.html

"America's Unrelenting Jobs Deficit" - Robert Reich, Slate, February 3, 2012 http://www.salon.com/2012/02/03/americas_unrelenting_jobs_deficit/

"Few Cities Have Regained Jobs They Lost, Report Finds" - The New York Times, January 18, 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/us/few-cities-have-regained-lost-jobs-report-finds.html?_r=1&hpw

"Been Down So Long..." — The New York Times, December 2, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/opinion/been-unemployed-so-long.html?_r=1&hp

"Unemployment Falling as the Workforce Shrinks" — Slate, December 2, 2011 http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2011/12/02/unemployment_falling_as_the_workforce_shrinks_.html?wp_login_redirect=0

"The Fed Keeps Overestimating Labor Market Health" — Slate, November 30, 2011 http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2011/11/30/the_fed_keeps_overestimating_labor_market_health.html

"America's Army of Jobless" — Los Angeles Times, November 30, 2011  http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-grusky-workers-20111130,0,7907043.story

"The Dwindling Power of a College Degree" — The New York Times, November 23, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/magazine/changing-rules-for-success.html?ref=business

"You Have to Admit It's Getting Better" — Slate, October 24, 2011 http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2011/10/recession_is_not_inevitable_the_economy_is_getting_better_it_rea.html

Chapter 2: It'll Get Worse  

"Jaron Lanier:  The Internet Destroyed the Middle Class" - Scott Timberg, Slate, May 12, 2013 - http://www.salon.com/2013/05/12/jaron_lanier_the_internet_destroyed_the_middle_class/ 

"With Positions to Fill, Employers Wait for Perfection" - Catherine Rampell, The New York Times, March 6, 2013 - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/business/economy/despite-job-vacancies-employers-shy-away-from-hiring.html?_r=0

"A world without work: As robots, computers get smarter, will humans have anything left to do?" - The Washington Post, January 25, 2013 - http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-world-without-work-as-robots-computers-get-smarter-will-humans-have-anything-left-to-do/2013/01/18/61561b1c-61b7-11e2-81ef-a2249c1e5b3d_story.html  

"Big Data and cloud computing empower smart machines to do human work, take human jobs" - The Washington Post, January 18, 2013 - http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/big-data-and-cloud-computing-empower-smart-machines-to-do-human-work-take-human-jobs/2013/01/18/3c208272-61b9-11e2-81ef-a2249c1e5b3d_story.html

"Middle-class jobs cut in recession feared gone for good, lost to technology" - The Washington Post, January 18, 2013 - http://182548.myauthorsite.com/control_panel/standard_pages/edit.php?page_id=283

"If There's a Gap, Blame It on the Employer" - Room for Debate, The New York Times, July 9, 2012   http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/07/09/does-a-skills-gap-contribute-to-unemployment/if-theres-a-skills-gap-blame-it-on-the-employer

"A Big Day for the 1%" - Robert Reich, Salon, May 1, 2012  http://www.salon.com/2012/05/01/tinder_box_society_salpart/

"Manufacturing an Economic Myth" - Steve Chapman, The Chicago Tribune, March 18, 2012 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-oped-0318-chapman-20120318,0,2708743.column

"Is This the End of Market Democracy?" - Thomas B. Edsall, Campaign Stops blog, The New York Times, February 19, 2012  http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/is-this-the-end-of-market-democracy/?ref=opinion

"The Factory Jobs Aren't Coming Back" - Robert Reich, Salon, February 17, 2012 - http://www.salon.com/2012/02/17/the_factory_jobs_arent_coming_back/singleton/

"Creating Jobs by Cutting Wages" - Slate, December 30, 2011 http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2011/12/30/creating_jobs_by_cutting_wages.html

"Retire?  Not if Washingtonians can help it" — The Washington Post, November 30, 2011 http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/retire-not-if-washingtonians-can-help-it/2011/11/30/gIQAwunlEO_story.html

"When Droids Take Your Job" — Los Angeles Times, November 28, 2011 http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-economy-20111128,0,6504231.story

"Occupy Wall Street and the High Cost of the Technology Revolution" — The Washington Post, November 16, 2011 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/occupy-wall-street-and-the-high-cost-of-the-technology-revolution/2011/09/13/gIQABEDbQN_blog.html

Chapter 3: The Effects, So Far and Soon  

"Joblessness Shortens Lifespan of Least Educated White Women, Research Says," Sabrina Tavernise, The New York Times, May 30, 2013 - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/health/joblessness-shortens-lifespan-of-least-educated-white-women-research-says.html?ref=business&_r=0 

"The Jobless Trap," Paul Krugman, The New York Times, April 21, 2013 - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/opinion/krugman-the-jobless-trap.html?ref=opinion

"The Long-Term Unemployed are Doomed," Matthew Yglesias, Slate, April 15, 2013 - http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/04/15/rand_ghayad_on_long_term_unemployment_the_long_term_unemployed_are_discriminated.html

"An Economy That's Tearing Our Society Apart," Robert J. Samuelson, The Washington Post,  April 14, 2013 - http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-samuelson-family-meltdown-and-economic-decline/2013/04/14/f0d4b6d2-a388-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html

"Is the Economy Creating a Lost Generation?" - Robert J. Samuelson, The Washington Post, December 9, 2012 - http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-samuelson-is-the-economy-creating-a-lost-generation/2012/12/09/41683956-4093-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_story.html?hpid=z2

"2.5 Million Jobless Adults Living With Their Parents" - Natasha Lennard, Salon, November 13, 2012 -  http://www.salon.com/2012/11/13/2_5_million_jobless_adults_living_with_their_parents/

"Forced to Early Social Security, Unemployed Pay a Steep Price" - Motoko Rich, The New York Times, June 9, 2012 - http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/business/forced-to-retire-early-jobless-pay-a-steep-price.html?_r=1&hp

"The Human Disaster of Unemployment" - Dean Baker and Kevin Hassett, The New York Times, May 12, 2012 - http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/opinion/sunday/the-human-disaster-of-unemployment.html?pagewanted=all

"Wasting Our Minds" - Paul Krugman, The New York Times, April 29, 2012 - http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/opinion/krugman-wasting-our-minds.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

"Paying Your Own Bills at Age 22" - Catherine Rampell, Economix blog, The New York Times, February 9, 2012 http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/paying-your-own-bills-at-age-22/?ref=business

"Survey:  Many Believe Young Adults Hit Hardest In Economy As Jobs Gap Between Young, Old Widens" - The Washington Post, February 8, 2012 http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/survey-many-believe-young-adults-hit-hardest-in-economy-as-jobs-gap-between-young-old-widens/2012/02/08/gIQAUIFazQ_story.html?hpid=z2

"Percentage of Married Adults at Record Low," Slate, December 14, 2011 http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/12/14/wedded_adults_at_record_lows.html

"For Jobless, Little Hope of Restoring Better Days" — The New York Times, December 1, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/business/for-jobless-little-hope-of-full-recovery-study-says.html?ref=business

"Occupy Economics" — Economix blog, The New York Times, November 28, 2011 http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/occupy-economics/?ref=business

Chapter 4: What Do the Papers Say?            

Chapter 5: Non-Solutions    

"Job Retraining is the Solution, Obama and Romney Say.  But Does It Work?" - Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post, October 19, 2012 - http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/job-retraining-is-the-solution-obama-and-romney-say-but-does-it-work/2012/10/19/09c423b6-18a2-11e2-8bfd-12e2ee90dcf2_story.html

"Does Job Retraining Work?" — Slate, November 9, 2011 http://hive.slate.com/hive/invent-your-future/article/does-job-retraining-work

Chapter 6: Partial Solutions 

"Obama's High-Tech Labor Lies" - David Sirota, Slate, February 6, 2012 http://www.salon.com/2012/02/06/obamas_high_tech_labor_lies/

"The Real Job Creators" — Slate, November 18, 2011 http://www.slate.com/articles/business/project_syndicate/2011/11/the_real_job_creators_why_america_should_glorify_entrepreneurs_less_and_managers_more_.html

Chapter 7: Valuable Possibilities   

"The Minimum Wage and Economic Reality" - Steve Chapman, The Chicago Tribune, February 21, 2013 - http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-oped-0221-chapman-20130221,0,2189043.column

"If We Can't Kill Farm Subsidies, What Can We Kill?," - Bill Samuelson, The Washington Post, January 6, 2013  http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-j-samuelson-if-we-cant-kill-farm-subsidies-what-can-we-kill/2013/01/06/7f5e9648-582a-11e2-9fa9-5fbdc9530eb9_story.html?hpid=z2

"A Slump Is a Good Time To Invest in Infrastructure" - Paul Krugman blog, The New York Times, December 29, 2011  http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/a-slump-is-a-good-time-to-invest-in-infrastructure/

"A Grim Diagnosis For Our Ailing Health-Care System" — Bill Samuelson, The Washington Post, November 27, 2011 http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-grim-diagnosis-for-our-ailing-us-health-care-system/2011/11/25/gIQARdgm2N_story.html?hpid=z2

"Unemployment Benefits Don't Discourage Job-Seeking" — Slate, November 22, 2011 http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2011/11/22/ui_extension_is_good.html

Chapter 8: Thinking the Not-So-Unthinkable: Guaranteed Income                                      

"Thinking Utopian:  How about a universal basic income?" - Mike Konczal, Wonkblog, The Washington Post, May 11, 2013 - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/11/thinking-utopian-how-about-a-universal-basic-income/?hpid=z10 

"EITC Isn't the Alternative to a Minimum Wage, This Is" - Matthew Yglesias, Slate, February 17, 2013 -  http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/02/17/guaranteed_basic_income_the_real_alternative_to_the_minimum_wage.html

"The Greater Recovery Woe" - Robert Reich, Salon, April 6, 2012  http://politics.salon.com/2012/04/06/the_bigger_recovery_woe/singleton/

"Restore the Basic Bargain" - Robert Reich, Robert Reich blog, November 28, 2011  http://robertreich.org/post/13469691304

Chapter 9: How Can We Adjust? Changing Our Lives and Our Heads                               

Postscript:  Back to Us

"The Powerless American Worker" - Jake Blumgart, Salon, April 5, 2012 - http://www.salon.com/2012/04/05/the_powerless_american_worker/singleton/