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The Looming Chaos of Tariff Refunds
Companies, consumers, and hedge funds all want a piece of the revenue from the tariffs the Supreme Court invalidated. That will create unnecessary economic damage.
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How to Tax Billionaires
The details are complicated. The politics should be simple.
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Trump’s Tariffs Weren’t Really About Trade Policy
They were about his nostalgia, his ego, his bigotry, and his greed.
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Our Sick Economy
The number of jobs in health care continues to grow. Almost everywhere else, they’re shrinking.
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The Next Financial Collapse
In the coming crisis, the Fed is not likely to be in good hands.
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New Jerseyans Demand State Divestment From ICE Profiteer Palantir
Locals at a routine state investment council meeting this week told board members they must get taxpayer money out of the surveillance tech company.
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Private Equity Saks Another Retail Outlet
It’s the old story: Load up companies with debt, pull out all the value, and leave them as a dead shell.
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Trump’s Music Man Populism
The president’s recent spate of announcements on affordability contradict either GOP leaders or his own policy choices.
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Trump’s Persecution of Jerome Powell Is Even Crazier Than It Looks
The Trump administration is carrying out a corrupt prosecution of the Federal Reserve chair. But messing with Fed independence might spark inflation, and everyone hates that.