 In 1986, Hickey worked alongside economist Jeff Faux to establish the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), Hickey served as EPI's Vice President and Director of Communications.Hickey has appeared on television and radio, and written in a number of left-wing publications including AlterNet, Common Dreams, the HuffPost, The Nation, and Truthout.org.In 2001, Hickey and Robert Borosage co-edited "The Next Agenda