Robert Pollin

Robert Pollin is Distinguished University Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His most recent book (with Noam Chomsky) is Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal.

Federal Reserve Board Jerome Powell at a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

The Federal Reserve Attacks American Workers The Federal Reserve Attacks American Workers

Notes from Inflation Economics 101.

Sep 15, 2022 / Robert Pollin

The Deficit Is Exploding! And That’s a Good Thing.

The Deficit Is Exploding! And That’s a Good Thing. The Deficit Is Exploding! And That’s a Good Thing.

The fact that nobody’s asking where the money is coming from shows how much our politics have changed since 2008.

Apr 9, 2020 / Robert Pollin

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Wanted: Shovel-Ready Projects for a Green New Deal Wanted: Shovel-Ready Projects for a Green New Deal

As we learned in the previous recession, backing projects before they’re ready has a political cost.

Apr 9, 2020 / Robert Pollin

Bernie Sanders Will Make the Economy Great Again

Bernie Sanders Will Make the Economy Great Again Bernie Sanders Will Make the Economy Great Again

Liberal critics like Paul Krugman argue that Sanders’s economic platform is unrealistic. They are dead wrong.

Mar 29, 2016 / Robert Pollin

Note to Hillary: Clintonomics Was a Disaster for Most Americans

Note to Hillary: Clintonomics Was a Disaster for Most Americans Note to Hillary: Clintonomics Was a Disaster for Most Americans

Under Bill Clinton, Wall Street created a ruinous bubble, while workers lost wages and power.

Jan 26, 2016 / Robert Pollin

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Letters From the January 4, 2016, Issue Letters From the January 4, 2016, Issue

Lesson from Paris… with friends like these…  slouching toward Raqqa?… sounds familiar… whither The Nation?…

Dec 17, 2015 / Our Readers and Robert Pollin

Think We Can’t Stabilize the Climate While Fostering Growth? Think Again.

Think We Can’t Stabilize the Climate While Fostering Growth? Think Again. Think We Can’t Stabilize the Climate While Fostering Growth? Think Again.

Long-term investments in clean energy would curb emissions and create millions of jobs around the globe.

Oct 27, 2015 / Feature / Robert Pollin

Praise for the San Antonio Spurs

Praise for the San Antonio Spurs Praise for the San Antonio Spurs

The underdogs may have enough in the tank to surprise us again next year.

Jun 24, 2013 / Robert Pollin

Don’t Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Could Boost the Economy

Don’t Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Could Boost the Economy Don’t Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Could Boost the Economy

Spending the same money on education, or clean energy, would bring many more jobs—among other benefits.

May 9, 2012 / Feature / Robert Pollin and Heidi Garrett-Peltier

The Betrayal of Public Workers

The Betrayal of Public Workers The Betrayal of Public Workers

It’s not only bad politics for states to use budget crises to bust unions—it’s also bad ­economics.

Feb 16, 2011 / Feature / Robert Pollin and Jeffrey Thompson

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