The UAW agreement with the Big Three builds a base of good jobs in EVs, and could help the entire transition. But interest rates are a huge impediment right now.
Economic Policy
Posted inEconomic Policy
White House to Force Companies to Share Artificial-Intelligence Data
It’s part of the administration’s new framework for regulating AI.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Debunking the Latest Attack on Social Security
Warmed-over arguments claim that the old have it too good at the expense of the young. But the real division in America isn’t generation—it’s class.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
After Historic Subsidies, Hydrogen Giants Threaten Regulations Could Throttle Industry
A Clinton-era hydrogen company, Plug Power, fights to embed its business model in the tax code.
Posted inBooks
Lies My Corporation Told Me
A new book lays out 150 years of corporate stooges making bogus arguments.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Will Anyone Hold Larry Summers Responsible for His Promotion of a Crypto Scam?
The prominent centrist economist was affiliated with the disgraced crypto firm DCG for over half a decade.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Apple’s Cooperation on Right to Repair May Be a Bait and Switch
The White House praises the tech giant’s support for federal pro-repair legislation—but Apple’s vertical dominance puts into question what a national right-to-repair law would actually look like.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Richmond Bets Against the House
A second casino vote in Virginia’s capital city is under way.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Can the IRS Beat the Tax Prep Industry at Its Own Game?
The free Direct File program is being tested in 13 states this tax season.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Global Capitalists or National Champions?
As long as production is domestic, does it matter whether a company creating jobs for U.S. workers is American, German, or Japanese?