Anthony Barr

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How equity isn’t built into the infrastructure bill—and ways to fix it

Carlos Martín, Andre M. Perry, and Anthony Barr

Friday, December 17, 2021

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Workers must use their newfound leverage to protect their careers from automation

Kristen Broady, Anthony Barr, and Colleen Dougherty

Friday, December 10, 2021

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The November jobs report shows Black women are leaving the labor force

Anthony Barr, Makada Henry-Nickie, and Kristen Broady

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Despite a strong October jobs report, Black unemployment remains too high to justify the Fed’s recent decision to decrease bond purchases

Kristen Broady and Anthony Barr

Monday, November 8, 2021

A red tag hangs on a cell door, indicating an active COVID-19 case for the occupant at Faribault Prison, in Faribault, Minnesota, USA on October 28, 2021. States have been rolling back the amount of information they publicly report about the status of the pandemic in correctional facilities. Photo by Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dramatically increasing incarceration is the wrong response to the recent uptick in homicides and violent crime

Anthony Barr and Kristen Broady

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

A general view of the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. This week marked 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the United States, as outbreaks accelerated in more than a dozen states and many countries across the global south according to reports. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

With only 194,000 jobs added, September’s jobs report disappoints

Kristen Broady and Anthony Barr

Thursday, October 14, 2021

A general view of the U.S. Federal Reserve, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Earlier this week, two high ranking members of the Federal Reserve resigned after disclosures of financial dealings, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) declared her opposition to the re-nomination of current Fed Chair Jay Powell. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Fed should keep labor markets tight for a more inclusive economy

Anthony Barr and Kristen Broady

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

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How Black leaders are pursuing racial equity in St. Louis

Andre M. Perry, Anthony Barr, and Carl Romer

Monday, September 13, 2021

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‘40 acres and a mall’: How community ownership models can preserve economic power in Black neighborhoods

Anthony Barr, Tracy Hadden Loh, Andre M. Perry, and Hanna Love

Thursday, July 29, 2021

End mass incarceration

To celebrate Juneteenth, elect officials focused on ending mass incarceration

Kristen Broady and Anthony Barr

June 15, 2021