The problem isn’t just Trump-induced inflation. For ordinary working people, living standards have been dwindling for decades.
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.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Saving Social Security
While they’re at it, Democrats can make the program even better and shame Republicans who resist.
Posted inTAP
Lula’s Huge Win for the Left
His come-from-behind victory in Brazil’s presidential election spoils the storyline of right-wing dictators on the march.
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Robert Rubin, Faux Statesman
His seemingly high-minded piece in the Times is a reminder of who really governs.
Posted inTAP
Is Paris Burning?
The violence, political stalemate, and support for the extremes are a more vivid case of what is occurring throughout the West.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Possible Socialism of Andy Burnham
A nemesis is Britain’s overdependence on its dwindling role as a global capital market.
Posted inTAP
The Blob Celebrates Alan Greenspan
The former Fed chair got nearly everything wrong, but he will be lionized at a VIP event next week that demonstrates just how the bipartisan capitalist establishment governs.
Posted inTAP
A Perfect Economic Storm
If Trump needed one more calamity less than three weeks before the election, the financial house of cards is tottering.
Posted inTAP
What Will Everyone Do for a Living?
As AI begins to make serious inroads on jobs, it’s far from an idle question.
Posted inPolitics
Time to De-Privatize
When the Democrats take back Congress, we need an agenda to return public functions to government and reverse decades of privatization.