Jim Tankersley

Jim Tankersley is an economics reporter for The New York Times in Washington and the author of The Riches of This Land: The Untold, True Story of America’s Middle Class.

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We Killed the Middle Class. Here’s How We Can Revive It.
By helping one another reach our full potential, we’ll help the whole country get its swagger back.
Jim Tankersley
August 16, 2020
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It's Not Too Late for a Real Stimulus That Creates Jobs and Lasting Growth
It starts with infrastructure
Jim Tankersley
December 4, 2012
Who Destroyed the Economy? The Case Against the Baby Boomers
Jim Tankersley
October 5, 2012
'I'm Working Really Hard, but I'm Not Getting Ahead': The New Middle Class Trap
Jim Tankersley
September 27, 2012
Horatio Alger, RIP
Jim Tankersley and National Journal
September 25, 2012
National Journal
Obama Could Have Done Better: Just Look at Sweden
Jim Tankersley
September 6, 2012
Shifting Storm Path Poses New Challenges for GOP
Alex Roarty, Tim Alberta, Jim Tankersley, and National Journal
August 26, 2012
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The Truth About Romney's Tax Plan: It's a Pipe Dream
Jim Tankersley
August 8, 2012
The Jobs Report Won't Fundamentally Change the Presidential Race
Jim Tankersley
August 3, 2012
The Simplest Way to Understand the Bain Outsourcing Drama? Think of a Lemonade Stand ...
Jim Tankersley
July 5, 2012