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Heather Boushey and Todd N. Tucker

Heather Boushey is executive director and chief economist of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and author of Finding Time: The Economics of Work-Life Conflict. Todd N. Tucker is a political scientist and fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, and author of Judge Knot: Politics and Development in International Investment Law. Find them on Twitter @hboushey and @toddntucker.

Latest articles by Heather Boushey and Todd N. Tucker

The Big Idea
Trump is right to want to help workers hurt by trade. But he’s doing it wrong.Trump is right to want to help workers hurt by trade. But he’s doing it wrong.
The Big Idea

Displaced workers need targeted help. But they’d also benefit from unions, a higher minimum wage, and infrastructure spending.

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