Understanding the Economy 2007 & 2008
- “Scapegoating the economic crisis”. Fall/Winter 2008.
- “Lobbying and Politics”. January 2008.
- “Financial Quicksand: Payday lending sinks borrowers in debt with $4.2 billion in predatory fees every year (Executive Summary)”. October 2007.
- “Latino and African-American workers in the global economy”. May 2007.
Understanding the Economy 2006
- “Growth in the foreign-born workforce and employment of the native born”. October 2006.
- “Income inequality has increased in Virginia over the past two decades”. May 2006.
- “Moral bankruptcy prevails”. Winter 2006.
Understanding the Economy 2005
- “Unhappy anniversary”. October 2005.
- “Many States Face Structural Budget Problems”. July 2005.
- “State spending limits: threats to social services”. April 2005.
Understanding the Economy 2003 & 2004
- “The capitalist conquest of democracy”. Winter 2004.
- “With taxes, what you believe in is what you get”. Spring 2004.
- “Subsidizing the destruction of the commons”. November 2003.
- “Closing three corporate income tax loopholes would generate $92 million in new revenue”. July 2003.
- “Tax hikes vs. spending cuts in the VA General Assembly”. April 2003.
- “Virginia Organizing Project unveils tax reform plan”. January 2003.
Understanding the Economy 2001
- “Wages and Crime.”. October 2001.
- “Virginia: Phantom Revenues Allow Expensive Tax Cut to Occur This Year”. October 2001.
- “Fiscal Virginia: The Tax Commission Report.”. July 2001.
- “Virginia Taxes Punish the Working Poor”. April 2001.
- “Fiscal Virginia: Evaluating the System and Fixing the Problems”. April 2001.
- “Fiscal Virginia: Where the Money Comes From and Where It Goes.”. January 2001.
Understanding the Economy 2000
- “Virginia Wages: Are We All Better Off?”. October 2000.
- “Safeguarding Taxpayers Dollars.”. July 2000.
- “Virginia Rides the New Economy.”. April 2000.
- “Tultex; a Virginia Victim of Free Trade.”. January 2000.
Understanding the Economy 1998 & 1999
- “What is Wrong With Inflation ?”. October 1999.
- “Living Wage at the University of Virginia.”. July 1999.
- “Some Basics of Econo.0mic Globalization.”. April 1999.
- “Corporate Welfare: Who Benefits ?”. January 1999.
- “Earned Income Credit”. October 1998.
Resources for Understanding General Economic Issues
Average Annual Pay (All States)
Occupational Compensation Surveys (Major MSAs in the U.S.)
AFL-CIO Economic Policy Papers
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
Grassroots Economic Organizing
Heartland Labor Capital Project
Tracking Executive Compensation
