The author of ‘Free and Equal’ reflects on the failure of the center-left and the rise of right-wing populism and Trump.
Economic Policy
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Tesla’s Bid to Pull Up the EV Ladder
The rumored end to the $7,500 federal rebate for electric vehicles sounds like it would hurt the nation’s biggest EV maker. Quite the opposite, actually.
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Look to the State Trustbusters
A federal merger challenge against two home health giants has state partners, who will have to carry the ball if the Trump administration walks away from corporate enforcement.
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Get Ready for Trump-flation
Trump won the election in part because of a backlash against consumer price inflation on Biden’s watch. Several Trump policies will make inflation much worse.
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The End of the Whole-of-Government Approach?
In the Biden administration, some officials actually tried to govern. The squealing from corporations made clear that this novelty was effective.
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Leveraging the Money Power
Progressive state and city officials are pushing back against the right’s war on ‘woke capitalism.’ They could be doing even more with trillions of dollars in pension funds.
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How Hurricanes Are a Profit Center for Insurers
To compensate for exaggerated expectations of claims, they jack up rates and hollow out coverage, giving themselves more profit than before.
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Hurricane Price-Gouging Doesn’t Trigger Economist Reassessment
Some of the same figures who attacked Kamala Harris for her federal proposal to ban price-gouging in groceries remain steadfast after widespread reports in the Southeast.
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Harris Has a Manufacturing Agenda—in a Fact Sheet
Her speech on the economy was guarded. The details laid out by the campaign paint a brighter picture.
