Joe Biden Wants to Transform Care Work in America Joe Biden Wants to Transform Care Work in America
We must start by viewing care work as an essential component not just of the economy but of life itself.
Apr 30, 2021 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
Biden’s Next Goal Should Be Full Employment Biden’s Next Goal Should Be Full Employment
Tight labor markets give workers power.
Mar 19, 2021 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
When Medicare Helped Kill Jim Crow When Medicare Helped Kill Jim Crow
By making health care broadly available, the government helps ensure our freedom.
Jan 19, 2021 / Mike Konczal
Why a Biden Administration Needs to Spend Big Why a Biden Administration Needs to Spend Big
Democrats must embrace massive infrastructure projects, giant deficits, and a high debt-to-GDP ratio.
Nov 2, 2020 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
Can Joe Biden Unrig the Economy? Can Joe Biden Unrig the Economy?
Raising taxes on the rich would help stop the economy from simply channeling income to 1 percent.
Aug 21, 2020 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
Unemployment Insurance Is a Vital Part of Economic Freedom Unemployment Insurance Is a Vital Part of Economic Freedom
Finding a way to provide economic security to our fractured labor force is one of the central goals of our time.
May 29, 2020 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
The Stimulus Plan That We Need Now The Stimulus Plan That We Need Now
The greatest mistake would be to repeat our errors from the Great Recession.
Mar 19, 2020 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
Finally, a Bipartisan Bill That Would Help All Families Finally, a Bipartisan Bill That Would Help All Families
The Bennet-Romney proposal includes a child allowance, which would reduce childhood poverty as well as benefit those further up the income ladder.
Jan 24, 2020 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
This One Weird Trick Makes Economies More Fair! This One Weird Trick Makes Economies More Fair!
A wealth tax is one of the most progressive government levies, falling entirely on the extremely wealthy.
Oct 11, 2019 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis
More and more parents are ending up trapped between what they feel is a moral obligation toward higher education and their financial reality.
Sep 20, 2019 / Editorial / Mike Konczal