Barbara Ehrenreich

Award-winning author, social critic

Renowned author and activist Barbara Ehrenreich was an IPS staff member in the 1980s and founded the Economic Hardship Reporting Project at IPS in 2012. She also served as the Vice Chair of the IPS board until her death in September 2022. Learn more about Barbara and her invaluable contributions to IPS and the world of progressive politics.

Latest by Barbara

Economic Justice | Articles

It’s Time for T.S.A. Workers to Strike

The shutdown is painful, but it is also an opportunity for labor to take a stand.

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Divisions of Labor: The New Struggles of the Working Class

New kinds of work require new ideas — and new ways of organizing.

Economic Justice | Articles

Tip Till It Hurts—Just Don’t Feel Smug About It

The tipping initiative by Maria Shriver sidesteps Marriott's responsibility to pay its housekeepers a living wage.

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American Poverty, 50 Years Later

Poverty is not, after all, a cultural aberration or a character flaw. Poverty is a shortage of money.

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Making Sense of Poverty Numbers

The recent Census data on poverty in America hide as much as they reveal.

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Reports by Barbara

Battered by the Storm: How the Safety Net Is Failing Americans and How to Fix It

The economic crisis is still on the rise for millions of Americans, while at the same time the social safety net is failing to support many of them.

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Barbara In the news

Columbia Journalism Review

Economic Hardship Reporting Project to fund work by laid-off Denver Post staffers
Denver Post

Making Sense of Poverty Numbers
Common Dreams

Making Sense of Poverty Numbers
The Bellingham Herald

Seniors and Safety Nets: Making Sense of Poverty Numbers
The Sacramento Bee

Making Sense of Poverty Numbers
The Washington Post

Why Welfare Reform Fails its Recession Test

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