On student debt cancellation, America’s foremost spending scold believes whatever he needs to believe to stop progress.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Big Bet on Natural Gas Is Blowing Up in the World’s Face
It’s not clean, it’s not cheap, and it’s not a bridge fuel to anyplace good.
Posted inTAP
Jason Furman’s Lazy Economics
Today on TAP: Why do reporters covering recession, inflation, and interest rates keep treating Furman as a sage?
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Real Inflation Reduction Acts
The Biden administration’s actions in a variety of markets are doing the heavy lifting on lowering costs.
Posted inTAP
It’s Supply, Stupid
Today on TAP: More evidence today’s inflation is not the result of excessive demand
Posted inPodcasts
Digging Into the Inflation Reduction Act
Prospect executive editor David Dayen discusses the biggest climate bill in American history.
Posted inPodcasts
The Case Against Saving Scolds
Nobody can retire unless there are still workers to provide goods and services.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Is Larry Summers Engaged in Science Denial About Inflation?
It could be his conflicts of interest.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Our Bewildering Economy
What are the contradictory trends and policy choices? And does the Inflation Reduction Act live up to its name?
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Discover Winning Feels Good
Accomplishment is better than endless dithering—who knew?
