Heather Boushey

Heather Boushey is executive director and chief economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

How Gender Changes Piketty’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’

How Gender Changes Piketty’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ How Gender Changes Piketty’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’

Reading the economist’s book through a feminist lens reveals the need for a richer array of anti-inequality policies.

Aug 6, 2014 / Kathleen Geier, Kate Bahn, Joelle Gamble, Zillah Eisenstein, and Heather Boushey

Flawed Flu Prescription Flawed Flu Prescription

It's easy enough for the government to tell people to stay home or keep their kids home from school if they have flu symptoms--but what if they can't afford to miss work?

May 1, 2009 / Heather Boushey

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