Trump’s war craters the economy in multiple ways, even if it somehow ends soon.
Robert Kuttner
Robert Kuttner is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, and professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School. His latest book is Notes for Next Time: Surviving Tyranny, Redeeming America. Follow Bob at his site, robertkuttner.com, and on Twitter.
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Trump’s Kiss of Life
Canada’s Mark Carney, Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, and maybe even Britain’s Keir Starmer can thank Trump for reviving their sagging fortunes. Viktor Orbán, not so much.
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Israel and the Cease-Fire
Will Bibi Netanyahu manage to keep the war going, or will Trump finally appreciate that U.S. interests and Bibi’s are far from identical?
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Trump’s Wreckage of Social Security and Medicare
The assault on cherished social insurance programs is a gift to Democrats, but only if they are clear about how to defend them.
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Mass Protest: Where Are the Kids?
The latest No Kings marches attracted a record eight million people. Most of them were of an advanced age that suggested they personally remembered the 1960s.
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Trump’s Death Panel
The proposed cuts in several forms of health care spending are a real version of the fake ‘death panels’ that the right attributed to Obama’s Affordable Care Act.
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Bumping Bondi
There are several other Trump cabinet members even more deserving of dismissal. Who’s next?
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Capital Ideas
Two books on the history of capitalism provide lessons for how to tame it.
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Trump’s Losing Streak in Court
Based on today’s oral arguments, the Supreme Court seems poised to block Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
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Notes for Next Time
My generation got a very good economic deal. We need to restore opportunities to our children and grandchildren, or there will be more recruits to MAGA.