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Economics March 29, 2016
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.
Robert Pollin
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Economics January 26, 2016
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.
Robert Pollin
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December 17, 2015
Letters From the January 4, 2016, Issue
Lesson from Paris… with friends like these… slouching toward Raqqa?… sounds familiar… whither The Nation?…
Our Readers and Robert Pollin
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Climate Change October 27, 2015
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.
Robert Pollin
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Sports June 24, 2013
Praise for the San Antonio Spurs
The underdogs may have enough in the tank to surprise us again next year.
Robert Pollin
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Economic Policy May 9, 2012
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.
Robert Pollin and Heidi Garrett-Peltier
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Economic Policy February 16, 2011
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.
Robert Pollin and Jeffrey Thompson
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Economic Policy September 9, 2010
It’s Not the Party—It’s the Policies
Inequality has risen under Republicans and Democrats when they’ve embraced neoliberalism.
Robert Pollin
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Economics February 18, 2010
18 Million Jobs by 2012
The Obama administration's jobs proposals are on the right track, but the scope is nowhere near large enough for the crisis we face today.
Robert Pollin
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March 9, 2009
Be Utopian: Demand the Realistic
Neoliberal capitalism is dead. But socialism isn't ready to take its place.
Robert Pollin