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Jared Bernstein
Posted inEconomic Policy
Jared Bernstein: Principle Meets Decency
Biden’s most progressive senior economic adviser wins surprising Republican support.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Everywhere’s in Play: Ballot Initiatives and the Midterms
Even red state voters go against free-market dogma when economic well-being is on the ballot.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Protect the Dreamers
Congress should pass a clean Dream Act that gives young DACA recipients a path to citizenship and take other steps to improve the lives of immigrants and bolster communities and the economy.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Republicans’ $370 Billion Cut to Medicaid
Ryan’s ACA replacement relies on a venerable GOP scam—shifting to block grants—to cut off health-care coverage for millions of Americans.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Three Reasons Trickle-Down Tax Cuts Don’t Work
But they’re a great way of making the rich richer, which is why Trump is proposing them.