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Sarah Anderson

Sarah Anderson directs the Global Economy Project and co-edits Inequality.org at the Institute for Policy Studies. She is a co-author of Congressional Progressive Caucus Priorities: The Stakes for Women, People of Color, and Poor and Low-Income Families. Follow her on Twitter: @SarahDAnderson1.

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Dec 10, 2017
Latest from Sarah Anderson
An exhausted medial worker sleeps at her desk
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Just Ended. It Needs to Be Restored.

If we are to conquer COVID-19, companies need to put public health above CEO profits.
by
Sarah Anderson,
OtherWords
January 25, 2021
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Pramila Jayapal
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Congressional Progressives Aim for Much More Than Most Recent COVID Deal

Congress and the Biden administration will need to use every tool in the toolbox to combat the challenges of our time.
by
Sarah Anderson,
Inequality.org
December 23, 2020
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News Analysis
Economy & Labor

USPS Needs Financial Aid to Continue Providing Essential Services

The U.S. Postal Service is facing insolvency due to crisis-related drops in mail revenue and increased costs.
by
Scott Klinger,
Brian Wakamo &
Sarah Anderson,
Inequality.org
July 22, 2020
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News Analysis
Economy & Labor

Raising Corporate Taxes Could Help Cities Facing COVID-19 Budget Crises

Local policymakers are facing pressure to make painful spending cuts, when they could be raising taxes on the wealthy.
by
Chuck Collins &
Sarah Anderson,
Inequality.org
July 11, 2020
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Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman hold a news conference to discuss legislation introducing a federal jobs guarantee bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 12, 2019.
News
Economy & Labor

New House Bill Would Tax Wall Street Windfalls to Guarantee Good Jobs

Sponsored by Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Workforce Promotion and Access Act would ensure jobs that pay at least $15 per hour.
by
Sarah Anderson,
Inequality.org
July 7, 2020
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A postal worker delivers mail amid the coronavirus outbreak in New York City on April 9, 2020.
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

We Can’t Allow Trump to Use the Coronavirus Crisis to Attack the Postal Service

Postal workers are essential to our public health and integrity of our elections.
by
Sarah Anderson,
Inequality.org
April 12, 2020
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People wait in line to enter a Costco Wholesale store on March 14, 2020, in Glendale, California.
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

We Need to Address the Coronavirus Crisis by Reducing Inequality

We need to challenge the capacity of the rich and powerful to become ever richer and more powerful during a crisis.
by
Sarah Anderson &
Sam Pizzigati,
Inequality.org
March 15, 2020
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News
Economy & Labor

House Pushes Back on Postal Service Privatization With Financial Relief Bill

The bipartisan bill would ease the financial challenges that critics have used to justify privatization.
by
Sarah Anderson &
Brian Wakamo,
Inequality.org
February 7, 2020
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News
Economy & Labor

California Bill Would Raise Taxes on Corporations With Large CEO-Worker Pay Gaps

California’s debate over a CEO pay tax foreshadows a larger federal fight.
by
Sarah Anderson,
Inequality.org
January 17, 2020
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An MQ-9 Reaper drone of the sort used in the assassination of an Iranian military leader sits on the ramp at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, December 6, 2015.
News
War & Peace

The Threat of War Inflates Stock Holdings of Military Contractor CEOs

As long as our privatized war economy can reap unlimited rewards, the profit motive for war in Iran will persist.
by
Sarah Anderson,
Inequality.org
January 9, 2020
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