David Madland
Director of the American Worker Project
Dr. David Madland is the Director of the American Worker Project at American Progress. He has written academic articles, books, op-eds and commentaries on a range of economic issues, primarily focused on retirement, jobs, and public opinion. He has a Ph.D. in government from Georgetown University and received his B.S. from the University of California at Berkeley. David's dissertation about the political reaction to the decline of the defined benefit retirement system was awarded the Best Dissertation Award by the Labor and Employment Relations Association.
Prior to joining American Progress, David helped lead a range of advocacy campaigns as a consultant to labor unions and environmental organizations. Previously, he worked for Congressman George Miller (D-CA) on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce as well as the Resources Committee. He was political director of the environmental organization Save the Bay, policy director for the taxpayer watchdog Taxpayers for Common Sense, and research director for Michela Alioto for Congress.
Articles by David Madland
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Ask the Expert: The Hidden Cost of Low-Wage Jobs,
October 20, 2009
- Promoting Higher Labor Standards in Federal Contracting, September 17, 2009
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Promoting Higher Labor Standards in Federal Contracting,
September 17, 2009
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Mixed News for Older Workers,
September 4, 2009
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Laboring Toward Recovery,
August 7, 2009
- Waiting Game, June 18, 2009
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Job Outlook Still Bleak,
June 5, 2009
- The Bottom Line in Labor Law Negotiations, June 3, 2009
- Making Contracting Work, June 2, 2009
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New Progressive America: The Millennial Generation,
May 13, 2009
- Small Step, Big Advance on Labor Law Reform, March 23, 2009
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Madland on Making the Economy Work,
March 18, 2009
- The Employee Free Choice Act 101, March 11, 2009
- CAP Action Supports Employee Free Choice Act, March 10, 2009
- Unions Are Good for the American Economy, February 18, 2009
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Unions Are Good for the American Economy,
February 18, 2009
- Card Check: Unions' Salvation?, February 6, 2009
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Card Check: Unions' Salvation?,
February 6, 2009
- After the U.S. Recovers, Will Unions?, February 4, 2009
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After the U.S. Recovers, Will Unions?,
February 4, 2009
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Autoworker unions: villains or victims?,
February 3, 2009
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Unionization Climbs for Two Straight Years, but Remains a Fraction of 1980s Rates,
January 28, 2009
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Harming Workers Until the Very End ,
January 23, 2009
- Unions Are Good for State Economies, December 18, 2008
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Unions Are Good for State Economies,
December 18, 2008
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Issue Brief: Unions Are Good for the Economy and Democracy,
December 9, 2008
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Open Debate About Auto Industry Loans Hijacked by Conservatives ,
December 9, 2008
- Making Contracting Work for the United States, December 8, 2008
- Enforcing Change, December 8, 2008
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Making Contracting Work for the United States,
December 8, 2008
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Enforcing Change,
December 8, 2008
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Bush Economy Continues Tanking,
December 5, 2008
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The Progressive Future Is Here,
November 6, 2008
- The Progressive Future Is Here, November 5, 2008
- Joe the Plumber Done Right, October 22, 2008
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Joe the Plumber Done Right,
October 22, 2008
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The Benefit of Defined Benefits,
October 22, 2008
- Millennial Economics: It Don’t Matter if You’re Black or White (or Hispanic), October 6, 2008
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Millennial Economics: It Don’t Matter if You’re Black or White (or Hispanic),
October 6, 2008
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Second Stimulus Needed to Create Jobs and Revive Our Economy,
September 18, 2008
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Bush Shirks Role as Top Labor Cop,
September 9, 2008
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Job Losses Mount,
August 1, 2008
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Young People Want Progressive Economic Change,
July 31, 2008
- Let Unions Work for U.S., July 21, 2008
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Let Unions Work for U.S.,
July 21, 2008
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Why Biased Media Coverage Matters,
July 10, 2008
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Journalists Give Workers the Business,
June 20, 2008
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Record Unemployment Should Be a Clarion Call for Action,
June 6, 2008
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A Tale of Two Conservatives,
June 5, 2008
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The Progressive Generation,
May 6, 2008
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Strengthening America’s First and Foremost Retirement Plan,
April 23, 2008
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The Write Stuff,
April 10, 2008
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Dismal Employment Numbers: 80,000 Jobs Lost,
April 4, 2008
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Employment Hits New Low,
February 1, 2008
- What Would Jesus Tax?, January 19, 2008
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What Would Jesus Tax?,
January 19, 2008
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American Workers See New Lows at the Year's End,
January 12, 2008
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Responsible Investment: A Budget and Fiscal Policy Plan for Progressive Growth,
January 9, 2008
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American Workers See New Lows at the Year’s End,
January 4, 2008
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Progressive Growth,
November 28, 2007
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Mixed Signals: Job Growth Up But Concentrated in Only a Few Industries,
November 2, 2007
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What Workers Want, Congress Should Provide,
August 3, 2007
