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Annie Lowrey

Annie Lowrey is a contributing editor at The Atlantic, covering economic policy.
More than a thousand teachers and other public workers rally at the Kentucky Capitol to demonstrate against proposed changes to the state’s pension system on Monday in Frankfort. More than a thousand teachers and other public workers rally at the Kentucky Capitol to demonstrate against proposed changes to the state’s pension system on Monday in Frankfort.
Management

Why America's Teachers Haven't Been Getting Raises

It's not just educators in West Virginia and Oklahoma who have watched their wages and benefits erode since the Great Recession.

  • By Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic
The wildfire burns canyons and ridges above Bella Vista Drive near Romero Canyon as the fight to contain a wildfire continued in Montecito, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. The wildfire burns canyons and ridges above Bella Vista Drive near Romero Canyon as the fight to contain a wildfire continued in Montecito, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.
Management

The Most Expensive Weather Year Ever

Economists are tallying the damage from the fires and the hurricanes, and finding their true costs immeasurable.

  • By Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic
Speculative housing subdivision in University Park, Ill. that was never completed due to the Stock Market crash of 2008. Speculative housing subdivision in University Park, Ill. that was never completed due to the Stock Market crash of 2008.
Finance

The U.S. Isn’t Prepared for the Next Recession

When it comes—and it will, eventually—it’ll be worse than necessary.

  • By Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic
Sen. Bill Cassidy testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing to consider the Graham-Cassidy healthcare proposal. Sen. Bill Cassidy testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing to consider the Graham-Cassidy healthcare proposal.
Health & Human Services

Are States Really More Efficient Than the Federal Government?

Political scientists and economists don't think so, but many Republicans—who want to turn national programs over to local control—do.

  • By Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic
Health & Human Services

Should the Government Guarantee Everyone a Job?

An old idea for preventing poverty and fighting recessions is gaining traction once again.

  • By Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic