Eduardo Porter

Should the Feds guarantee you a job?

Not long ago, the question of whether or not the federal government should guarantee jobs was rarely asked. Now, politicians and economists of various stripes...

FILE – In this March 13, 2020, file photo, unionized hospitality workers wait in line in a basement garage to apply for unemployment benefits at the Hospitality Training Academy in Los Angeles. Coronavirus restrictions in California have put millions of people out of work, increasing the state’s unemployment rate earlier this year to levels not seen since the Great Depression. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) FX502

How the U.S. unemployment system failed

The nation's chronically underfunded patchwork system has not kept up with changes in the workplace and puts the unemployed at the mercy of the nation’s...