Marshall Auerback

Marshall Auerback is a market commentator, a research associate for the Levy Institute at Bard College, and a regular contributor to the Independent Media Institute.

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Inflation Is Falling. So Why Are the Fiscal Austerians Back in the Headlines? Inflation Is Falling. So Why Are the Fiscal Austerians Back in the Headlines?

The latest scare was over the Social Security trust fund. The endgame is not to get rid of inflation, or to protect American workers, but to destroy their power.

Aug 16, 2023 / Marshall Auerback

Cryptocurrency

Does Bitcoin’s Recent Crash Spell the Beginning of the End for Cryptocurrencies? Does Bitcoin’s Recent Crash Spell the Beginning of the End for Cryptocurrencies?

China’s warnings on the use of digital currencies suggest that the long-awaited official-sector crackdown has begun—and it’s a good thing too.

May 27, 2021 / Marshall Auerback

What the Congressional Budget Office Doesn’t Get

What the Congressional Budget Office Doesn’t Get What the Congressional Budget Office Doesn’t Get

About a $15-an-hour minimum wage, unemployment, and why a low-wage economy is bad for everyone.

Feb 17, 2021 / Marshall Auerback and Albena Azmanova

It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid

It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid

Economic inequality is a symptom of a broader problem that, if left unaddressed, will trigger more radicalization.

Jan 28, 2021 / Albena Azmanova and Marshall Auerback

Janet Yellen

Janet Yellen at Treasury Is One of Biden’s Best Appointments Janet Yellen at Treasury Is One of Biden’s Best Appointments

As a former head of the Federal Reserve and economic adviser to the White House, she is uniquely qualified to take on the current challenges, but she must ensure that the new norma...

Nov 27, 2020 / Marshall Auerback

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2020 Was the ‘Precarity Election’ 2020 Was the ‘Precarity Election’

Democrats’ failure to address the issue of economic precarity undermines their claim to be the party of the working class.

Nov 13, 2020 / Albena Azmanova and Marshall Auerback

It’s ‘Court Reform,’ Not Court Packing

It’s ‘Court Reform,’ Not Court Packing It’s ‘Court Reform,’ Not Court Packing

But whatever they call it, Democrats should embrace fixing a Supreme Court that has become an unaccountable legislature in all but name.

Oct 22, 2020 / Marshall Auerback

Amid Trump’s Wreckage, Democrats Have New Opportunities—if They Seize Them

Amid Trump’s Wreckage, Democrats Have New Opportunities—if They Seize Them Amid Trump’s Wreckage, Democrats Have New Opportunities—if They Seize Them

Turn Trump’s 2016-winning rhetoric against him to ensure victory in 2020.

Sep 29, 2020 / Marshall Auerback

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Time for Democratic Deficit Hawks to Go the Way of the Dodo Time for Democratic Deficit Hawks to Go the Way of the Dodo

Try as they may, Democrats still can’t help being the party of deficit fetishism.

Aug 28, 2020 / Marshall Auerback

Boris Johnson

Democrats Need to Learn From Boris Johnson’s Success, Not Jeremy Corbyn’s Failure Democrats Need to Learn From Boris Johnson’s Success, Not Jeremy Corbyn’s Failure

The party has drawn the wrong lessons from the recent UK election and ignores the truth at its collective peril.

Mar 4, 2020 / Marshall Auerback

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