In the News

In the News

"An Idea Whose Time Has Come: The Right to a Job" Nonprofit Quarterly - 3/3/2026
"Can a Federal Job Guarantee Unite the Left?" In These Times - 3/2/2026
"Ayanna Pressley Is Calling for a Federal Jobs Guarantee. Here’s How it Would Work" Boston.com - 2/23/2021
"Poll Shows 93 Percent Of Americans Support Federal Jobs Program, Time To Deliver" The Rising - 2/22/2021
"Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Black Economists Back Federal Job Guarantee Resolution" NewsOne - 2/20/2021
"Job Guarantee Resolution Joins a Growing List of Progressive Proposals" NBC - 2/18/2021
"'Squad' Member Pressley Calls for Creation of 'Federal Job Guarantee' Program" Fox - 2/18/2021
"Pressley Calls for a Federal Job Guarantee for All Americans" Bloomberg - 2/18/2021
"Demanding 'Dignified Work and a Living Wage' as Legal Rights, Ayanna Pressley Unveils Jobs Guarantee Resolution" Common Dreams - 2/18/21
"Should the Feds Guarantee You a Job?" New York Times - 2/18/2021
"Gateway to Economic Liberation" Covid, Race, & the Revolution - 9/16/20
"A Job Guarantee Costs Far Less Than Unemployment" Foreign Affairs - 7/22/2021
"Controlling the Viral Spread of Unemployment With a Job Guarantee" The American Prospect - 6/26/2021
"Will We Face Depression-Era Job Losses? Let’s Not Find Out" New York Times - 5/9/20
"What is a Job Guarantee—and How Could it Help Us Recover from the Coronavirus?" Fast Company - 5/7/2026
"30 Million Americans are Unemployed. Here’s How to Employ Them" Vox - 5/4/2020.
"Job Guarantee Now!" Democracy Collaborative's Next Systems Podcast - 1/30/20
"King's Fight For Economic Justice Included A Job Guarantee" ESSENCE - 1/20/20
"The Unfinished Work of the Civil Rights Movement" Sojourners - 1/22/20
"Yes, We Can Have Good Jobs for All" Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity - 1/15/20
"Groups, Legislators Propose Federal Job Guarantee for All" Public News Service - 12/11/19

This page gathers press coverage of the federal job guarantee, from opinion pieces and interviews to reporting on the resolution introduced in Congress. Use these links to see how the idea is being discussed across major outlets and to follow the conversation as it develops.