Economy
Editors' Picks
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The Political Roots of Widening Inequality
Apr 28, 2015The key to understanding the rise in inequality isn’t technology or globalization. It’s the power of the moneyed interests to shape the underlying rules of the market.
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The Wealth Problem
Apr 30, 2015Aspiring to own a home and pursue an education are quintessentially American ideals. It's time to make those dreams accessible again.
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A Needless Default
Feb 08, 2015The administration’s foreclosure relief program was designed to help bankers, not homeowners. That disgrace will haunt Democrats.
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When Shareholder Capitalism Came to Town
Apr 19, 2014The rise in inequality can be blamed on the shift from managerial to shareholder capitalism.
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How to Live Happily with Robots
Aug 03, 2015It takes extensive government intervention to assure that gains of automation are broadly shared.
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Our Incoherent China Policy (Fall Preview)
Sep 21, 2015The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership is bad economics, and even worse as containment of China.
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The European Prospect (Fall Preview)
Sep 28, 2015With all the pathologies of the 1930s resurgent, Europe's experiment in economic and social union has never been more at risk.
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How Gilded Ages End
Apr 29, 2015Protecting democracy from oligarchic dominance is, once again, a central imperative of American politics.
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How the American South Drives the Low-Wage Economy
Jul 06, 2015Just as in the 1850s (with the Dred Scott decision and the Fugitive Slave Act), the Southern labor system (with low pay and no unions) is wending its way north.
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Larry Summers and the Economists’ “Greed Exception”
Sep 12, 2013Why do we assume those who study money cannot be corrupted by it?
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Mobile Phones Continue Inexorable Conquest of Globe
Sep 11, 2013Some day soon, even the poorest Eritrean dirt farmer will be able to take selfies and play Angry Birds.
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The Summers Dossier
Sep 09, 2013Is making Larry Summers Fed chair worth a confirmation battle that depletes Obama’s rapidly dwindling political capital?
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When Giving It the Old College Try Fails
Aug 29, 2013Almost half of Americans drop out of college and are left with debt. Is it time for a bigger investment in vocational training for young people?
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Why Supersized CEO Pay Is the Worst—in Three Charts
Aug 29, 2013Unpacking the data that highlights all the problems with executive paychecks.
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One Way to End the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Aug 26, 2013Jobs, jobs, jobs
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The Socialists Who Made the March on Washington
Aug 23, 2013The story of the radicals behind—and in front of—the demonstration that changed America
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The High Probability of Being Poor
Aug 20, 2013The number of Americans that struggle with joblessness and poverty throughout their lifetime is still exceedingly high.
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Stop Worrying about Food Stamp "Fraud"
Aug 19, 2013Even if it exists, it doesn't matter.
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Paying It Forward on Student Debt
Aug 13, 2013A new idea for making college affordable is attracting supporters—and detractors—in state capitals across the nation.
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The Return of One of the GOP's Dumbest Ideas
Aug 12, 2013The balanced budget amendment is back, and just as idiotic as ever.
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Red Wings Give You Bull
Aug 08, 2013Why is a bankrupt city building a new $650 million “hockey arena district” to house the Detroit Red Wings?
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Mortgage Reform: Watch Your Fannie
Aug 08, 2013A bipartisan Senate bill could stop the nation's two largest housing lenders from guaranteeing home loans.
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L.A. Story
Aug 06, 2013The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy: a new model for American liberalism?
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Part-Time America
Aug 05, 2013About those jobs the economy is creating—are any of them full-time?
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