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Many reporters and commentators have claimed the United States has the upper hand in a trade war with China because
Many progressives have long pushed for a wealth tax to lessen some of the huge fortunes that have been built
Many progressives have long pushed for a wealth tax to lessen some of the huge fortunes that have been built as a result of the rise in inequality...
Although it surely was not intended, Trump’s tariff plan may have opened the door for the Democrats to push for
Suppose your doctor suddenly insisted that you needed to follow a strict diet and exercise regimen. He said he realized you had a serious problem when...
Suppose your doctor suddenly insisted that you needed to follow a strict diet and exercise regimen. He said he realized you had a serious problem when...
With Donald Trump seemingly determined to push the US economy on a path towards autarky, our major trading partners will need to make alternative...
Sorry to step away from my usual economics beat, but this is important. And to be clear, I am not at all a fan of the war on the Houthis, but that is...
Elon Musk’s DOGE has taken a particularly keen interest in Social Security – and not in a good way. Musk called the program a Ponzi Scheme and...
The vast majority of retirees are heavily dependent on their Social Security checks. In many cases Social Security is the
The vast majority of retirees are heavily dependent on their Social Security checks. In many cases Social Security is the bulk of their retirement...
Suppose someone proposed to tax the country $500 billion a year — which comes to $4,000 per household annually, and
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it was reversing plans to eliminate the option of providing service over the phone. This
Yesterday the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it was reversing plans to eliminate the option of providing service over the phone....
With Trump threatening to impose big taxes (tariffs) on imports from all our major trading partners, many people are desperate
Past recessions have been the result of policy errors or disasters. The most typical policy error is when the Federal
By Jonathan Power In the New York Times, columnist Roger Cohen argued that anyone who queries the Jewish right to Israel
An old friend asked me to write a short piece on what I think we (progressives) should do now. I
An old friend asked me to write a short piece on what I think we (progressives) should do now. I mentioned some immediate ways to stem the Trump...
The Republicans and Donald Trump seem set on establishing a strategic crypto reserve. They are claiming this will somehow be
The Republicans and Donald Trump seem set on establishing a strategic crypto reserve. They are claiming this will somehow be an important source of...
Donald Trump told many lies in his address to Congress the other night, but the one I found especially galling
The waiting is over, Donald Trump has hit America’s workers with the largest tax increase they have ever seen. Trump’s taxes on imports (tariffs)...
The taxes on imports (tariffs) that Donald Trump is putting in place next week, coupled with his earlier taxes, will rank among the largest tax...
(I saw that Jeff Bezos wants the Washington Post’s editorial page to run pieces touting the merits of free markets.
Trump is hiking taxes on the working class, and he is doing it in a way that doesn’t require congressional approval.
(I saw that Jeff Bezos wants the Washington Post’s editorial page to run pieces touting the merits of free markets. Here’s my submission.) There...
Loyal followers of Donald Trump have to believe an increasingly large collection of ridiculous lies. First and foremost, they have to believe that the...
Argentina’s President Javier Milei, who has won high praise from Elon Musk, was caught in the middle of crypto scam in the
President Biden handed off the best economy to an incoming president since at least the 2001 handoff from Clinton to
President Biden handed off the best economy to an incoming president since at least the 2001 handoff from Clinton to Bush II. In his last quarter in...
The news has been filled with stories in recent days about Republicans desperately hunting for $2.0-$2.5 trillion (2-3 percent of
The news has been filled with stories in recent days about Republicans desperately hunting for $2.0-$2.5 trillion (2-3 percent of the budget) in...
Since everyone else has given their two cents on the cause of Harris’ defeat, I guess I will weigh in
We know that many rich people are not too sharp, which is why they rely on help from the government
Sometimes things are in fact more complicated than they seem, but sometimes they actually are much simpler. The story of
Sometimes things are in fact more complicated than they seem, but sometimes they actually are much simpler. The story of China’s weak economy falls...
For reasons that obviously have nothing to do with reality, Donald Trump has decided to renege on the trade deal
For reasons that obviously have nothing to do with reality, Donald Trump has decided to renege on the trade deal he negotiated five years ago and...
Donald Trump is the world’s leading expert in getting things wrong and one thing he gets wrong bigly is the
Donald Trump is the world’s leading expert in getting things wrong and one thing he gets wrong bigly is the value of the U.S. domestic market. Trump...
I’m always happy when something I and others have been talking about for years makes it to the New York
I’m always happy when something I and others have been talking about for years makes it to the New York Times. For that reason, I was happy that New...
I have been pushing for financial transactions taxes (FTT) for more than three decades. The logic is straightforward. We have
I have been pushing for financial transactions taxes (FTT) for more than three decades. The logic is straightforward. We have an enormous volume of...