Fifteen years ago, I wrote that Democrats couldn’t build things anymore, and that Dems needed to better balance regulation with production.
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Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Assessing the Biden Legacy
On our live show, David talks to former National Economic Council official Bharat Ramamurti about the accomplishments of the last four years.
Posted inTAP
The Recession That Wasn’t and the Election of 2024
Today on TAP: The inherently unappreciated core of Bidenomics
Posted inPolitics
There Are Some Damned Good Reasons Why Joe Biden Moved to the Left
Contra Jon Chait, Biden’s economic progressivism has been both historic and (had he only been able to explain it) good politics.
Posted inPolitics
The Support Our Public Services Briefly Had—and Still Need
And how President Biden can make that goal a better campaign theme
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Were Inflation Hawks Wrong?
Economists like Larry Summers predicted that bringing inflation down would require a large increase in unemployment. It didn’t.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Time for a Victory Lap?
Those who believed inflation would be transitory were proven right, and those who demanded the sacrifice of mass unemployment proven wrong.
Posted inWorking in America
Hard Times in the Back Yard
Bailed-out major airlines have outsourced ground work to subcontractors. Injuries and fatalities on the tarmac are taking off.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why the Full Employment Created by Bidenomics Should Be Celebrated
The economy has many problems. But the labor market hasn’t been doing this well in many decades.