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New York’s Workforce: Much has Changed in Six Years
This piece originally appeared in the Aura Newsletter on LinkedIn. I thank Even Sohn from Aura Intelligence for permission to reproduce In this article we examine the New York State economy and workforce from 2019 to 2025. Much has changed during this period, in large measure, due to the impact of COVID-19 and public health policies that were put into place. These policies resulted in effective lockdowns beginning in 2020 and would last until the end of the pandemic in 2021.
olevinwaldman
Nov 17, 20259 min read
The Grumpy Professor: Separation of Powers and Question of Executive Orders
In this episode, we examine the concept of the separation of powers and just where the president's use, or overuse, executive orders fit...
olevinwaldman
May 2, 20251 min read
The Grumpy Professor
In this episode we take a closer look at why tariffs will not accomplish the goals that the president has set out, and why they are...
olevinwaldman
Apr 23, 20251 min read
The Grumpy Professor
Listen to my new podcast which can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/show/41mW7sGvMwISZuKJtA931z In this episode, I talk tariffs,...
olevinwaldman
Feb 19, 20251 min read
The Political Economy of Inequality
In this space I have already established that rising inequality threatens democracy because of social strife that can result. We are...
Oren Levin-Waldman
Oct 31, 20234 min read
To Fault Wage Rigidity for Our Economic Problems is Simply Backwards
The most recent jobs report shows more job growth than expected, with an unemployment rate of 3.8 percent. By all measures, this should...
Oren Levin-Waldman
Oct 10, 20234 min read
Rising Inequality is as Harmful to the Economy as it is to Democracy
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Oren Levin-Waldman
Sep 24, 20235 min read
The Arrogance of Power
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Oren Levin-Waldman
Sep 12, 20235 min read
The Death of Representation
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Oren Levin-Waldman
May 15, 20234 min read
Elites Really Don’t Care About “Our Democracy”
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Oren Levin-Waldman
Apr 17, 20235 min read
True Democracy Requires Serving the Interests of All People, Including Ordinary Workers
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Oren Levin-Waldman
Mar 20, 20235 min read
Deference to Expertise May be Sound Public Administration Theory, but it is Not Democratic
There would appear to be a pervasive belief that free markets are a sacred institution that cannot be interfered with as though the...
Oren Levin-Waldman
Mar 6, 20234 min read
The 2024 Campaign for President Begins: Revisiting the Median Voter Theorem
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Oren Levin-Waldman
Feb 20, 20234 min read
The Elites’ War on Ordinary Workers Continues
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Oren Levin-Waldman
Jan 23, 20234 min read
The Importance of a Social Contract
Arguably an election and its ensuing peaceful transfer of power reflects a social contract of sorts. Through the ballot box, the public...
Oren Levin-Waldman
Nov 28, 20224 min read
The Greatest Threat to Democracy is Growing Public Distrust
We hear much about how “our” democracy is under attack. Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election and the “insurrection”...
Oren Levin-Waldman
Oct 31, 20224 min read
Helping Ordinary Workers begins with Simplifying the Tax Code
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olevinwaldman
Sep 6, 20225 min read
Standard Anti-Inflation Policy Serves the Elites and Harms Ordinary Workers
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Oren Levin-Waldman
Aug 22, 20225 min read
What Constitutes a ‘Just’ Labor Market?
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Oren Levin-Waldman
Aug 8, 20225 min read
Has the Supreme Court Ended Equality?
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Oren Levin-Waldman
Jun 27, 20225 min read
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