As AI begins to make serious inroads on jobs, it’s far from an idle question.
Economic Policy
Posted inPolitics
Can Nevada Democrats Roll a Trifecta?
If Aaron Ford can unseat the state’s Republican governor this November, he’ll have the power to enact a distinctly pro-worker agenda.
Posted inTAP
California Democrats—but Not Their Elected Representatives—Back the Billionaire Wealth Tax
Polls show overwhelming rank-and-file support, but Gavin Newsom’s opposition has trickled down to nearly every elected official.
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Democrats Playing the Economic Populist Card in Iowa Midterms
The combination of farm-state economic woes and Democrats speaking the language of working-class people has residents saying the state is ‘getting purple.’
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Happy Anniversary, EPI
Forty years of altering conventional economic assumptions with meticulous research and action
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Road to Universal Medicare
The apparent split between advocates of Medicare for All and a more incremental approach is misleading and easily remedied.
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Here’s a Way to Stop Silicon Valley Megalomania
‘Dual class’ shares are a fraud on the public market.
Posted inBooks
Battling an Army of Price-Setters
Lindsay Owens’s new book details all the ways that corporations seek to maximize profits at your expense.
Posted inTAP
The Coming AI Meltdown
The whole economy has been pumped up by unsustainable investment in AI. The unwinding will not be pretty—and could be catastrophic.
Posted inPolitics
Republicans Running Scared in the Rio Grande Valley
Trump’s economic and immigration policies have pushed South Texas voters away from the GOP, but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote blue no matter who.